Besan Ladoo also known as Gujarati Magaz Ladoo, is very popular Gujarati traditi0nal sweet made with gram flour, ghee, almonds, and aromatic spices.
All ingredients blended together and form a mesmerizing taste. Imagine the balls just melting into your mouth. Hmmm
Besan Ladoo is a very special Diwali sweet prepared around India. There are many variations of this recipe. Everyone has a different style of preparing it with small variations.
It is also made for prasad and every temple has a very unique way to make it.
You can also try our Peanut Almond Ladoo, another delicious Diwali sweet.
Ingredients of Besan Ladoo
- Gram Flour - 1 cup
- Ghee - 1/2 cup
- Powder Sugar - 1 cup
- Elachi Powder - 1/2 tsp
- Milk - 3 tsp
- Nutmeg Powder - 1/2 tsp
- Almond Flakes - For Garnish.
Steps for Besan Ladoo
Take 1 cup besan and add 3 teaspoon milk and 2 teaspoons warm ghee. Mix little and keep aside for 15 mins. Now after 15 mins sieve the besan with the help of a big strainer.
Now take a pan and add all the remaining ghee and put besan in it and stir it till the besan becomes light pinkish in color. Let it cool and then add powder sugar and Elachi (Cardamom) powder and nutmeg powder to it .
Mix all properly and shape into balls and sprinkle almond flakes on it. Your Besan Ladoo or Gujarati Magaz ladoo are ready to serve.
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