Besan Ladoo

Besan Ladoo (Chick Pea flour confection)



My husband likes this North Indian specialty.
I thought of giving these a try since I was looking for
a wheatless holiday treat for my neighbour.

Ingrediants

1 cup ghee, you can substitute 3 sticks of unsalted
butter.

3 cups ladoo besan (coarsely ground chickpeas)
This is different from regular besan

1 1/2 cup sugar

1tbs ground cardamom

1 tbs saffron Strands

3/4 cup chopped almonds and rasins


Directions

1. Melt the ghee, if using butter this needs to be melted on slow fire and simmered till fragnant. This evaporates some of the water.

2. Add the besan and slow roast till aromatic and evenly browned. This takes about 25 to 30 min.

3. Remove from heat, stirr in the cardamoms and sugar and nuts.

4. Let this cool separately. This should be cool enough to handle but still warm and pliable.

5. Shape into walnut sized balls and store in an airtight container.