BESAN LADOO

Although I cannot make fancy Diwali treats like Chirota or Anarsa, I can definitely make Besan Ladoos! It's an easy fun sweet to make and doesn't need the excuse of a festival to make. I followed the recipe of Kamlabai Oagle(who by now is known to majority of the maharashtrian girls).I went a little easy on the sugar and ghee(clarified butter). This is how I made it...

Ingredients

• 4 cups besan (Gram flour)
• 3 cups confectioner's sugar
• 6-8 cardomom (powdered)
• 8-10 coarsely ground almonds
• 15-20 raisins
• 1/4 cup milk (slightly warmed)
• 1.5 cups clarified butter/ghee

Method

• Heat a heavy bottomed vessel and add clarified butter.
• Once the butter has melted, add the besan and roast until it turns golden brown. Be careful not to burn it ie. do not let it overbrown.
• Take it off the heat and gently sprinkle the milk over it. Mix thoroughly.
• Let it cool for about 10 mins. Then add sugar, mix thoroughly and let the mixture cool completely.
• Remove onto a plate, big enough to contain all the mixture and knead through, roughly 10-15 mins.This aerates the mixture and smoothens it in texture.
• Add almonds, cardamoms , raisins and mix.
• Roll the mxture into balls. If the mixture is too dry add little warm milk , enough to bring the mixture together.