Whenever I talk about besan laddoo the first name comes to my mind is my mom. She makes best besan k laddoo that we used to relish on ,from our childhood days. My mom makes them generally for holi feast and also when we grew up and went to hostel for further studies. It was just like ritual for us to carry mom made laddoos with us to our hostel . Even now whenever I visit my mom's place or whenever she comes to us, we get those heavenly laddoos without fail. My kids too love my mom's besan k laddoo. I grew up seeing her making scrumptious laddoos and now , when I am far away from her and my kids are demanding Nani k laddoo then I tried to recreate that magic in my way. But still I am missing my mom's made ones. Feeling nostalgic as well as emotional while writing about my emotions attached with these beauties.
Now come back to my laddoos. As generally too much ghee and sugar is used in making these laddoos, making it much more unhealthier for health conscious people. So I tried to cut on both and used only required amount of ghee and sugar along with another healthy addition of almond meal in it.
As my younger one too love these laddoos but hate any dryfruit in it that's why I used powdered almonds to increase the nutritional value of my sweet treat without any prominent change in its texture and flavour.
Stepwise recipe is given below, do try and share your experience with me.
HEALTHY BADAAM BESAN LADDOO ( LOW FAT)
Yield: 25-30 regular size laddoos
Time: 45 mins
Ingredients
3 cups chickpeas/gram flour ( besan)
3/4 cup ghee
1 1/2 cup boora sugar ( tagaar)
1/2 cup almonds
1 tsp green cardamom powder
Method:
First of all grind almonds to fine powder and keep aside for later use.
Now heat 1/2 cup ghee in a deep heavy bottom wok and add gram flour. Roast it on medium to low flame , stirring constantly till it become nice golden brown and aromatic.
*** Always keep flame medium or low to avoid burning flour and keep stirring constantly.
Now sprinkle 3-4 tsp of water on it and again fry for 3-4 mins. It will give nice grainy texture to your laddoos. Add almond powder to it and again roast for 1-2 mins. Now transfer it to dry vessel to cool till it become easy to handle.
** After add almond powder, don't roast for long as it will kill all nutrients of almond.
** Must transfer flour in another vessel to avoid further roasting due to hot wok.
When it become warm then add boora sugar and cardamom powder. Mix with hand, smashing all the lumps if any.
Now take handful of mixture and press firmly. Open your fist and if the mixture holds the shape then your mixture is ready to make laddoos. Otherwise add remaining ghee little by little till you get required texture.
Now make desired size of laddoos and keep in a plate. Let it rest in open plate for 3-5 hrs then keep in dry airtight container.
Garnish with sliced almonds and Your super delicious healthy laddoos are ready to gobble on.
Prepare these sweet treats and please your kids and family members in a healthy and yummy way.
** If you don't want to add almond powder then simply skip it. Or can also add any dry fruit of your choice.
* Add sugar as per your taste. Must use boora sugar , it's easily available at grocery shops. As it adds texture to laddoos.
** You can also prepare these for travel snacks or for kids picnic snacks.
*** This can be stored for 1-2 months without spoling.
These are so easy to prepare and super delicious to eat. Either prepare for any festival or as an offering to God , in every way it will earn you lots of praise .
Hope you all will love this recipe and definitely give it a try. Please pour your valuable comments and suggestions here , they meant a lot.
Happy cooking....
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