India

Besan Ladoo

Name: Besan Ladoo
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12 pieces
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 250 g Chickpea flour (besan); 120 g Ghee; 150 g Powdered sugar; 1 tsp Cardamom powder; 2 tbsp Chopped pistachios

Sweet balls of roasted chickpea flour

Besan ladoo are round Indian sweets made from chickpea flour roasted in ghee.

They belong to festivals and Diwali and, thanks to the long roasting, melt tenderly on the tongue.

Servings12 pieces

Time30 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Chickpea flour (besan)250 g
Ghee120 g
Powdered sugar150 g
Cardamom powder1 tsp
Chopped pistachios2 tbsp

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Roast chickpea flour in ghee over low heat.
Roast until fragrant and golden.
Let cool slightly.
Stir in powdered sugar and cardamom.
Shape into balls and decorate with pistachios.

Make it original

Chickpea flour and cardamom are in the Asia Boutique.

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