Diwali, the Festival of Lights, has come back this year with all the excitement and joy..!! Any happy moment in India is incomplete without a sweet. Besan Ke Ladoo is one of the popular Ladoos prepared during Diwali. This can be prepared easily and instantly without much effort. All we need is besan flour, sugar, sooji and ghee to make. This nutty sweet are loved by almost everyone.
Ingredients
Besan flour - 1 ½ cup
Almond, pista nuts - 6 to 8 each
Sooji / rava - 2 to 3 tbsp
Ghee - ½ cup
Sugar - ¾ cup
Cardamom pwd - a generous pinch
Instructions
1.
Sieve the besan flour and keep it ready
2.
Slice almond and pistachios to fine pieces
3.
Heat a dry pan
4.
Add the besan flour and saute it in medium flame for 2 to 3 mins
5.
Add sooji and to it and continue roasting for 2 more mins
6.
Add the ghee and combine well
7.
Now turn the flame to low and saute for 6 to 7 mins with continous stirring
8.
You can see the mixture has turned to sticky mass
9.
Turn off the flame and allow to cool
10.
Once the mixture is warm, add the powdered sugar
11.
Combine good
12.
Add the sliced almond nuts and cardamom pwd
13.
Mix completely
14.
The mixture is ready to prepare ladoos now
15.
Take a small portion and make it to small balls
16.
( If the mixture is slightly dry and the ladoo breaks, sprinkle few drops of warm milk and mix it )
17.
Take ghee in a small cup
18.
Dip the ladoo in ghee at the tip and press it lightly over the sliced pistachios
19.
Repeat the same for all ladoos
20.
Mouth-watering Besan ke ladoos are ready to be served
21.
Enjoy the crumbliest and flakiest Ladoos