Besan Ladoo
Also known as Besan ki ladoo · Veg · Sweets & Desserts
Good for: Diwali, Raksha Bandhan, Party
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A short video for every step, so your hands never have to leave the pan.
Besan ladoo: gram flour roasted, cooked with ghee, mixed with powdered sugar and cardamom, topped with cashew. Makes 10, 25 minutes, with video.
Ingredients
5 itemsGhee100 ml
Cardamom Powder1 tsp
Cashew (half)10
Besan Flour2 cup
Powdered Sugar1 cup
Contains: milk, cashew or other tree nuts.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 10. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 211kcal | 2110kcal |
| Protein | 4.7g | 47g |
| Carbohydrate | 23g | 234g |
| Fat | 11g | 109g |
| Fibre | 2.4g | 24g |
| Sugar | 13g | 131g |
Cookd masalas for besan flour
Method
- 1
Heat a kadai, add the besan flour and dry roast it on a low flame till it loses the raw flavour.
Besan Flour
- 2
Add the ghee and keep mixing till it becomes a paste-like consistency. Mix it for a little longer till it becomes thick. Make sure the besan flour loses its raw flavour by now.
Ghee
- 3
Add the powdered sugar and keep mixing it till it mixed evenly and the mixture becomes almost crumbly but a little moist.
Powdered Sugar
- 4
Add the cardamom powder and mix it till it combines evenly.
Cardamom Powder
- 5
Let the mixture cool down completely. Divide the mixture and shape it into spheres. Garnish it with a piece of fried cashew nut and serve.
Cashew (half)
Before you start
- How long does Besan Ladoo take?
- 25 minutes from start to finish. That is 5 minutes of preparation and 20 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Besan Ladoo serve?
- 10. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Besan Ladoo vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Besan Ladoo spicy?
- No, it is not spicy.
- What do I need to make Besan Ladoo?
- 2 cup Besan Flour, 1 cup Powdered Sugar, 100 ml Ghee, 10 Cashew (half), 1 tsp Cardamom Powder, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Besan Ladoo?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Besan Ladoo?
- About 211 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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