Description
A staple Indian home snack patiently frying chickpea flour (Besan) in massive Ghee until golden, mixing with powdered sugar and nuts, and rolling into balls by hand.
Restaurants serving Besan Ladoo
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Recipe
Ingredients
Instructions
- Heat Ghee in a pan, add chickpea flour (Besan), fry slowly on low stirring constantly for ~
- mins until it darkens and releases a nutty aroma.
- Remove from heat, cool slightly, mix well with powdered sugar, cardamom powder, chopped almonds/cashews.
- Squeeze firmly with palms into ping-pong balls (Ladoo), cool completely to set to finish.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Cardamom
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Kinako (roasted soybean flour) (can arrange into Japanese-style Ladoo as a similar bean powder)
Pairing
Masala Chai、Coffee
Trivia
[Trend] The most representative home-style sweet made during India's Diwali festival. Lasts for weeks, so mothers make them in bulk to distribute to relatives or sneak into bento boxes—a heartwarming sweet.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Feel a slightly gritty powderiness the moment it enters your mouth, then enjoy the texture change as it melts smoothly with the Ghee's fat!
Allergen
Soy, Dairy (from Ghee), Tree nuts