Friday, August 7, 2009

Besan Ladoo: Microwave recipe

This is a very quick way to make the famous and tasty besan ka Ladoo.
Servings: Makes about 8-10 medium sized ladoos
Ingredients
  • Besan or Gram Flour : 1 cup
  • Unsalted butter or ghee: one stick or one cup when melted
  • Sugar half a cup
  • Almonds , Pistachios for garnishing (optional)

Method

  • In a Microwave safe vessel(I prefer glass containers) melt all the butter or ghee for about 30 seconds.
  • Add the besan or gram flour to the butter and stir well to coat all the besan with butter.
  • Now microwave on high for about 4-5 mins stirring every one minute.The besan will start changing colour after 2-3 mins.In my Microwave it takes around 4-5 mins to get an even reddish brown colour.
  • It is important to stir every one minute and depending on the power level of your microwave you may keep it for a shorter or longer time.
  • Once the besan has an even color and gives out a lovely aroma remove from the Microwave.
  • Now add the powdered sugar to the mixture and stir well.
  • Let the mixture cool to for about 10 mins so that it is easier for you to make ladoos out of it.
  • In case it is hard to make the ladoos try adding a few teaspoons of ghee or melted butter to the mixture so that it can be shaped.
  • You can dip the ladoos in ghee and fix an almond or pista to each ladoo .
  • The ladoo if refrigerated for sometime before serving can taste much better and will get hard too.
  • The Ladoos stay long( for about 2 weeks) when refridgerated