This besan ladoo will always remind me of my friend Prathibha who I lived with in Hyderabad. Every time we pass by a sweet shop, she would buy atleast 2 of these besan ladoos, eat one, and leave the other in the fridge for later. The ladoos were safe from me because I was never a huge fan of them, preferring milk-based sweets to these besan ladoos. I have wanted to try making them for a long time though, and what pushed me to it finally was the sudden desire to post more festival sweets recipes and a bag of besan almost threatening to go bad on me.
Besan Ladoo / Besan ka Laddu Recipe
Makes 12-15 ladoos depending on size
Related Recipes: Vella Kozhukkattai | Maladu (which amma and I made the night before my wedding)
Ingredients:
¾ cup ghee (I used slightly less than this, don't skimp too much though)
1 cup gram flour or besan (kadalaimavu)
½ cup milk
½ cup powdered sugar
6 almonds, chopped coarsely
6 raisins (I didn't add this)
6 cardamoms, powdered
Instructions:
1. Heat ghee in a pan over low heat. Don't bring to boil or anything, just heat it up well. Add the besan and cook for 4-5 mins stirring continuously till the raw aroma disappears and it turns a golden brown.
2. Remove from heat and add milk, stirring vigorously to avoid lumps. I let the milk trickle in to avoid this. Once mixed well, set aside to cool a little.
3. Then mix in the almonds, sugar, raisins, and cardamom powder.
4. When its warm enough to handle, shape into lime-sized balls. At this stage, you can add a bit more ghee if you want. I started with a little less than ¾ cup and added more while shaping them.
Notes:
- These besan ladoos are very delicate (which is why you shouldn't skimp on the ghee, because it acts as a binding agent and holds it together) so handle carefully and store in an airtight container at room temperature.
- You can add about 2-3 tablespoon of rava (semolina) to the mixture if you want some added texture. I avoided this because I wanted a smooth besan ladoo.
What's cooking in your kitchens for Vinayaka Chaturthi this year?
Rinku Naveen
Besan ladoos look so yumm Nags.
RAKS KITCHEN
I love this,have made two three times for my in laws...yours now tempts me to make for myself! 🙂
Komala
Sorry forgot to ask: Don't we need to roast the almonds or fry the raisins ?
komala
Hi,
I don't have a cooking blog but I've tried some of your recipes & read other cooking blogs too. This year, I would like to try coconut laddoo from Jeyshri's blog - http://www.jeyashriskitchen.com/. That's the easiest & fastest I guess coz I need to rush after work & make them. Hope it turns out well!
Komala - Singapore
Nitha
That looks yummm.... Happy Ganesh Chathurthi to you n family...
Premalatha Aravindhan
Happy Ganesh Chathurthi to u and ur family Nags,Thanks for the besan laddu recipe,will try this time...It comes out perfect and too gud presentation...
Manasi
Love besan ladoos! but my fav during Ganpati/ vinayaka chaturthi is Modak and puran poli. Am making puran poli this year.
Toothlesswink
prathibha loves the post! One foot out of the door - to the nearest sweet shop! 🙂
Nags
I didn't roast them but you can if you'd like 🙂
Nags
I so badly wanted to make puran poli too but sadly, there's no one to eat all this stuff in my house.