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If you add sugar to hot besan, then sugar will melt and the mixture turns runny. You won’t be able to bind the mixture. You will have to stir the besan and ghee mixture continuously for even roasting and prevent burning at the bottom.
You will get around medium ladoos. Sugar - Always use powdered sugar for this recipe. If you have granulated sugar, blend it in a blender to make a fine powder, or use fine caster sugar. You can use any variety of sugar in this recipe. In India, some other popular laddoos are motichur laddoo, coconut ladoo, rava laddoo, moong dal laddoo, peanut laddoo, and dry fruits laddoo.
Besan Ladoo
Sugar needs to be added when the besan mixture is hot. Welcome to Dassana's Veg Recipes. I share vegetarian recipes from India & around the World. Mix very well and continue roasting the besan for some more 12 to 15 minutes stirring non-stop.
Stir the mixture constantly over low heat, or it will stick to the bottom of the pan and burn. While stirring it feels besan is very hard and we are not getting smooth consistency. But after continuous stirring till besan turns Brown it'll become smooth naturally. The smoother the besan, the more pasty the end product. Coarse besan will help in holding the structure of the laddoo. Add a spoonful of ghee to prevent lumps.
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Basically, there are three key ingredients—besan, ghee and sugar—and three steps to the recipe. You roast the besan in ghee, add sugar after taking it off the heat and shape into balls. Please don't go by my timing because the time it takes to reach the final stage will depend on the pan used, the intensity of the flame, etc. Besan Ladoo is a very popular Indian mithai and highly loved by all. Besan ke ladoo is made from roasted besan, sugar and garnished with crunchy nuts.
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This recipe with video and easy step-by-step photo guide will help you make the best besan ladoo at home. In our besan ladoo recipe, all you have to do is dry roast besan in ghee till it turns a light golden and emits a wonderful nutty aroma. Add powdered sugar and a mixture of dry fruit or nut.
Remove them to a small bowl. Once it turns hot and begins to change the color slightly switch over to low flame completely until the last stage. Many people add the ghee right away. This will work, but this makes stirring more difficult and can make the texture worse. Besan ladoo is a simple, but delicious, Indian dessert made with just a handful of ingredients. Use Ladoo Besan for the better texture of the Ladoos.
Remember to chop the Cashew Nuts and Almonds very finely so that it mixes with the Besan easily. After 20 minutes, add 2 tbsp more of Ghee. Watch how the texture of the Besan changes. It'll start to get thinner. You can add more Ghee if your Besan is still forming clumps. Add 2-4 tablespoons of this freshly made homemade besan to your store-bought besan.
Check if the sugar is super fine. It has to be very fine as we don’t want any sand like texture in the besan ladoos. Roast the besan over medium-low heat.
Generally, people use store-bought besan. But, while making Besan ke ladoo, you should always buy ladoo besan. This is a separate kind of besan which is ideal for making besan ke ladoo. Garnish by lightly pressing a half cashew nut onto the top of each besan laddoo.
Besan Laddu or Besan Ladoo is a sweet that I grew up eating. Place a kadhai or wok on low heat and pour in ghee. Remember that this should only be lightly coloured and not turn brown. To know if you have done the roasting of chickpea flour right, taste it. If it is raw, it means it is undercooked. If it is nutty, then it is perfectly roasted.
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