Besan Ladoo

How to make besan ladoo (Chickpeas flour ladoo)

I have grown up in a family where different types of ladoos are made for children as a snacks. Me and my cousins were hardly ate biscuits ,cookies,chocolates.My childhood was the time when there were not much availability of biscuits, cookies, chocolates, ice creams and deserts as that of today. Cake was only bought for birthday only once in a year. Today wide variety of sweet snacks are easily available or widely made at home also .

So naturally for sugar cravings of children variety of ladoos are prepared by women at home only.We hardly knew any fancy sweet snacks as we grew up eating ladoos, shakkar pare, gujiyas only.

Besa ladoos are one of my favorite from the ladoo league which my mom and grandmother made often for us. I make these ladoss for my children as and when they ask for it.Its protein packed and yummy snack for them. Its simplest to make and only three ingredient ladoo (Cardamom is optional).

Only important top for making this besan ladoo is roasting besan (chickpeas flour).If its not roasted properly besan will stick while eating and won't taste good.Dry fruits like cashews and almonds pieces can be added in besan ladoo for extra rich taste.Enjoy making this ladoos and relive your childhood memories with your children.

Cooking time:1 hour

Ingredients :

• Besan(chickpeas flour) flour 4 cups
• Powdered sugar 2 cups
• Ghee 1 cup
• Cardamom powder 1/4 tea spoon (optional)
• Almonds/Cashew  cut into pieces 8-9 (optional)

Directions to cook:

1. Heat heavy bottom pan/kadhai and add besan in it.
2. Roast besan(chickpeas flour ) while stirring it continuously on low flame till nice nutty smell comes out from it. It takes around 15 to 16 min to roast besan and to go its raw smell. Uncooked besan  has raw smell which goes slowly by roasting it.
3. Roasting besan without adding ghee in it takes less time for besan to get roasted completely.
4. Add melted ghee slowly is roasted besan.
5. Add powdered sugar in roasted besan.
6. Add cardamom powder in roasted besan and mix all ingredients well.
7. Let mixture cool down for few minutes to make ladoos.
8. Form circular shaped ladoos by pressing warm besan mixture on hand by other hand.If ladoo dosen't get bound ,add more ghee to make it wet.
9. Garnish with almonds pieces and store besan ladoos in air tight container. Enjoy ladoos for many weeks  as  they have good shelf life.