Ganesh Chaturthi Recipe- Popular Indian Sweet Dish Besan Ladoo

Besan laddu is a very popular Indian sweet dish prepared during festivals and special occasions. Besan laddu is made with three main ingredients – besan (gram flour), ghee and sugar. It is really important to fry the besan correctly. If it is underdone, it will give a raw unpleasant taste. If the besan is over-roasted, it may burn. The besan needs constant stirring while being roasted.

Ingredients

2 cups besan (gram flour)
¾ cup ghee
¾ cup sugar powdered
A handful cashew
A handful raisin
1 teaspoon cardamom powder
1 tablespoon water

Method

- Heat 1 tablespoon ghee in a fry pan or kadhai. Fry the cashew until golden and set aside

- In the same pan, fry raisins until they puff up and set aside

- Now add the remaining ghee and melt it completely

- Add the besan and fry on low flame until the raw smell of besan goes away and it turns slightly golden. Initially, the besan will soak up all the ghee and become dry. Then it slowly loosens up and the mixture becomes smooth

- Keep stirring the besan continuously else it may burn. This may take 12-15 minutes

- Once the besan is roasted well, add 1 tablespoon water to it and mix well. This gives a fluffier texture to the laddus

- Add cardamom powder, cashew, and raisins, and mix well. Transfer to a tray and let it cool

- Add powdered sugar. Mix well

- Take small portions of the mixture and form round shapes or laddus

- Let the laddus dry for an hour before serving or storing them.