Besan ke Ladoo

Serves: 12 - 15 ladoos (depending on size)

I tried making ladoos in two ways. My results were more better with Method 1.

Method 1: (This method gave me better results)
Ingredients:

• Besan/ Gram Flour: 2 cups (Prefer coarse gramflour)
• Desi Ghee: 1/2-1 cup  (melted)
• Sugar: 1-1.5  cup
• Green cardamom pwd: 1 tsp (optional)
• Dryfruit (chopped): Almonds, Pistachios, Melon seeds 

Method:

1. Grind sugar and cardamom pwd together. Keep aside.
2. Heat 1 tbsp ghee in pan.
3. Add besan and cook on low flame till it turns light brown in color (~15-20 mins). Keep stirring continuously.
4. Switch off the gas. 
5. Add sugar and cardamom mixture to the roasted gram flour. Mix well.
6. Add chopped dry fruits.
7. Let it cool a bit. The mixture should be warm before you proceed further. (It should not be cold) 
8. Add melted ghee (~2-3 tbsp) and mix well.
9. Check if you can form ladoos (by taking a little mixture in hands and form a fist)
10. If the mixture still doesn't come together, add 1-2 tbsp of more ghee and mix well. Again check, if you can form ladoos.
11. The moment the mixture starts coming together, proceed to make ladoos by taking a little mixture (~1-2 tbsp of mixture) in hand at a time.
12. Let the ladoos cool at room temperature and store in air tight container.

PS:
This method uses less ghee, thus making ladoos more healthy.

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Method 2:
Ingredients:

• Besan/ Gram Flour: 2 cups (Prefer coarse gramflour)
• Desi Ghee: 1/2-1 cup  (melted)
• Sugar: 1-1.5 cup
• Green cardamom pwd: 1 tsp (optional)
• Grated dryfruit (optional) 

Method:

• Heat ghee in pan.
• Add besan and cook on low flame till it turns light brown in color (~15-20 mins). Keep stirring continuously. (If needed, add more ghee)

• Switch off the gas. Let it cool for an hour.

• Add sugar, cardamom pwd and dryfruits and mix it well.
• Take a little mixture ( ~1-2 tbsp) on your hand and make ladoo.
• Let the ladoos cool to room temp and then store in airtight container for 2-3 weeks.