Besan ladoo — chickpea flour sweets
Soft sweets made from chickpea flour toasted with ghee, raisins and cashews.
Active time32 min
Cooking27 min
Total1 hResting : 20 min
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Ingredients
- 200 g chickpea flour
- 10 cashews
- 1 tbsp golden raisins
- 175 g finely powdered sugar
- 1 tsp ground green cardamom
- 125 g ghee
Preparation
Put the flour in a heavy pan without any fat. Toast over low heat, stirring constantly, for about 12 min, until it begins to smell nutty without burning. Chop the raisins and cashews during preparation.
200 g chickpea flour10 cashews1 tbsp golden raisins- frying pan
- spatula
- knife
- chopping board
Add the ghee and mix. Cook over low heat for about 15 min, stirring constantly, until fragrant and golden with a little ghee visible on top. The mixture should release from the pan and no longer smell of raw flour.
125 g ghee- frying pan
- spatula
Remove the pan from the heat. Mix in the sugar vigorously, then the cardamom, raisins and cashews. Let cool until safe to handle, then press into small balls. If too soft to hold together, cool further before shaping.
175 g finely powdered sugar1 tsp ground green cardamom- frying pan
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Allergens
- Milk
- Tree nuts
Sources and credits
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