Besan Laddu

Name: Besan Laddu
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Makes about 14 laddu
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 2 cups (200 g) besan (gram flour), coarse if you have it; ½ cup (110 g) ghee; ¾ cup (90 g) powdered sugar; ½ tsp green cardamom powder; 2 tbsp chopped almonds or pistachios (optional)

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Time: 35 min
Makes: about 14 laddu

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Ingredients

2 cups (200 g) besan (gram flour), coarse if you have it
½ cup (110 g) ghee
¾ cup (90 g) powdered sugar
½ tsp green cardamom powder
2 tbsp chopped almonds or pistachios (optional)

Missing something?

No gram flour (besan)? Use finely ground chana daal or rice flour (less flavour).
No butter? Use ghee or oil.
No sugar? Use jaggery (gur) or honey, added gradually.

Method

Heat the ghee in a heavy pan on low heat and add the besan.
Roast, stirring all the time, for 15–20 minutes, until it is golden, smells nutty and turns loose and shiny. Don't rush it on high heat.
Take off the heat and cool for 10 minutes, until warm but not hot.
Mix in the powdered sugar, cardamom and nuts.
Take a small handful and press it tightly into a round ball. If it won't hold, add 1 tbsp melted ghee.

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