Ghee Ladoo/Besan Laddu

Ingredients

besan [gram flour]-1 cup

ghee-7-8tsp

powdered sugar-1/2 cup

cardamom powder-1/2tsp

8 halves of cashew nuts fried in a little ghee for decoration

Method

In Microwave

1. Mix the besan and tup (ghee) in a microwave safe bowl. Heat on high for 5 minutes (time may vary slightly for different microwave ovens).

2. Stir after a minute and continue heating. Keep checking and stirring after a minute.

3. Once the flour seems slightly darker in colour and richly aromatic, remove from oven and allow to cool completely. This will take upto half an hour.

4. Once cooled, add powdered sugar, with cardamom powder into the roasted flour. Knead well to mix and shape into 10 balls pressing a slice of fried cashew on top

5. If u realize that the ghee is not sufficient once u start making the dough,Just heat ghee and add to it…

In Stove

1.Heat ghee in a pan.

2.Add the gram flour and fry it on a low flame stirring continuously till brown.

3.Once it is brown, leave it to cool.

4.Add powdered cardamom and sugar. Mix well.

5.Add fried cashew nuts

6.Make Ladoo

Ghee Ladoo is ready to eat