Besan Ladoo/ Gram Flour Balls

Ingredients
Besan Flour - 1 cup
Powdered Sugar - 1/2 cup
Melted Ghee - 1/4 cup + 3 tbsp
Caradamom powder - 1/4 tsp
Saffron - 5 strands
Cashews - 2 tbsp broken
Pistachios for garnishing
Method
Sieve gram flour once and keep it ready.Heat a tsp of ghee add broekn cashews and roast it tll golden brown,set aside.Heat 1/4 cup ghee in a nonstick pan preferably.How to make besan ladoo - Step1
Now add sieved gram flour.Roast it in low flame until color changes to golden brown...Keep stirring continuously to avoid burning at the bottom.this may take 7-10mins.Now add cardamom powder and saffron give a quick mix and switch off.How to make besan ladoo - Step2
Let it cool for 5mins then add powdered sugar and mix well until completely blended.Now transfer this mixture to a mixing bowl along with ghee and cashews.
How to make besan ladoo- Step3
When the mixture is warm, combine well to form a smooth dough.Then shape balls with your hands.You can even grease your hands with ghee to avoid sticking.I got 8 lemon sized ladoos as shown below.How to make besan ladoo - Step4
You can even garnish with almonds/pisatas for extra crunch.Let it cool completely then transfer to an airtight container and enjoy your homemade ladoos.
Besan Ladoo Recipe
Make sure you roast besan flour till raw smell leaves else it will give a raw taste to the ladoos.
You can even add add 2 tbsp roasted sooji along with besan flour to make the ladoo.It will give nice crunchiness to the ladoo.
With just 1/4 cup of ghee you can form balls but the ladoo will not be moist. So while shaping I added extra 3 tbsp to make the dough mosit and smooth.
You can even add pistachios and almonds for garnishing the ladoos.
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