Besan ke Ladoo

Besan is also famous as ‘garbanzo flour’ or 'chickpea flour'.Besan is often fried in clarified butter to make sweet besan dishes.Besan is exceptionally rich in proteins and very low in calories.Carbohydrate content is also very low in besan recipes. Even after having all these nutritive values, besan or besan dishes should be consumed in moderation as it contains more fat as compared to wheat flour.

Laddu comes from the Sanskrit word transliterated as ladduka or lattika meaning a small ball.
One of the earliest mentions of laddu is in a twelfth-century Gujarati manuscript.

Ingredients:

2 cups Gram Flour (besan)
1 1/2 cup Sugar (powdered)
3/4 cup Ghee
1 tsp Almonds (chopped)
1 tsp Pistachios (chopped)
1 tsp Cashew Nuts (chopped)

Method :

1. Mix the measured gram flour and 1/2 cup ghee over a low heat in a kadhai
2. Constantly keep stirring to avoid lumps.
3. This make take around 25 to 30 minutes on low heat.
4. If u think that the mixture is dry add the remaining ghee little by little till u get the desired consistency.
5. When it releases an appetizing smell remove it from the heat and allow it to cool .
6. Add the measured sugar and nuts to the gram flour and mix thoroughly.
7. Taste the mixture and if u want it to be more sweet add little sugar at a time and keep on tasting it in between .
8. Do this process before the mixture has cooled down.
9. Now form ping-pong size balls of the mixture.
10. Keep it aside for few more minutes . The ladoos will become firm and yummy !!!

Tips:

1. Don't fry the besan and ghee mixture on high flame, the mixture will get the color faster but it will not give that wonderful aroma and will not taste good .
2. Don't add all the ghee at a time . Add little by little and check the consistency from time to time .
3. If you find that the consistency is loose , dry roast some more besan on a low flame it changes it color . then add it to the above prepared mixture .

Nutritional information :

Serving Size: 1 ladoo

Calories 211
Calories from Fat 117.0
Saturated Fat 7g
Cholesterol 26mg
Total Carbohydrate 21g
Sugars 12g
Protein 5g

( These information may not be accurate. Varies according to cooking styles, type of oil used and various other factors)