This recipe of Besan Ladoo with jaggery is not only healthy but it also saves time, labor & use very little ghee as its a microwave recipe.

 

 

Must-Try: Chana Laddu: Another easy and healthy recipe of laddu, that is without ghee and without any sugar

Besan Ladoo Recipe

Besan ke Ladoo is one of the oldest sweets. These are made all over India and needs no introduction. it is one sweet which every Indian lady has made some time or the other.

I recall today what my grandmother used to tell me often. During her childhood days, food was very simple. No elaborate breakfasts or teatime snacks were there. Being an early riser, she says that her mother (my Great Grandmother) would give all the children 1 or 2 ladoo and 2 matthi with a glass of buttermilk or simply water. This used to be the breakfast.

Even today, when children move to hostel then it is mandatory that Indian mothers would pack matthi and besan ke laddus for their darlings. It is also for the simple reason that these have a long shelf life and comes as a handy snack to curb hunger pangs.

Some other easy recipes with besan are:

• Besan Dhokla: Another besan recipe in microwave, that gets ready in just 3 minutes!
• Eggless Frittata: A savoury dish made with gram flour and veggies.

 

Healthy & Quick Recipe of Besan Ladoo with Jaggery

You must be wondering that if it is so common then what on earth makes me post its recipe? So, friends, this is for two reasons.

• The recipe I am sharing here is a very healthy recipe.
• Unlike the traditional recipe, it is made with very little clarified butter (ghee) and with jaggery powder.
• These Besan Ladoo have a very good quantity of almonds.
• Along with almonds it also has poppy seeds and white pepper powder, both having excellent medicinal properties and are perfect to have in winters.
• And the best part is that all these additional ingredients are perfectly camouflaged. No one, especially children, will come to know about these. So they won't make faces while eating these Ladoo.
• Another very good thing about these laddu is that these are made without sugar, Yes, no refined sugar is used for making these laddu. Instead, jaggery is used. So, isn't it completely healthy?

 

Some more winter delicacies that you may want to try:

• Carrot Murabba
• Golden Milk
• Gajar ki Kheer
• Til and Oats Chikki with Berries

 

 Benefits of Besan Ke Laddu

• They are good for building inner strength and immunity.
• Good for people with a lean and thin constitution.
• Good for eyesight as it has white pepper.
• Brings the benefits associated with almonds.
• It is considered nutritious as part of the post-pregnancy diet.

During winters, you give these Ladoo to your darlings either in the breakfast or in their lunch box or in the evening or as a dessert after meals. These will give them the required warmth along with energy.

 

Step By Step Recipe

• Melt ghee in the microwave.

 

• Add gram flour and mix nicely.

 

• Grind almonds and poppy seeds into a fine powder.

Tip: If making these laddu in summers, then skip poppy seeds and reduce the quantity of almonds as these are really warm and suitable for summers. Instead of 75 g use 30 g almonds only.

• Roast gram flour in the microwave for 7 minutes, stirring after every 1 minute.
• After 4 minutes, it looks like this.

Tip: Stir the mix after every 1 minute otherwise you will have burnt besan.

• After 7 minutes, mix the almond-poppy seeds-white pepper powder into it.

 

• Roast for another 4 minutes, stirring after every 1 minute. In between keep pressing the mix so that lumps, if any are broken.

 

• After 11 minutes...

Tip: If not properly roasted then you will not like the taste of raw gram flour. So roast till the colour changes to light brown or say turns mustard colour.

 

• Let the mixture cool down a little (not completely).

 

• Add jaggery powder into it.

 

• Add green cardamom powder and white pepper powder

 

• Form Ladoo using both hands.

• Store in an airtight container. Remains good easily for 2 to 3 months.
• Serve with love, Almond milk optional.

Variation

• Give them the shape of modak and offer to Lord Ganesha on Ganesh Chaturthi.
• You can make these with both wheat flour and gram flour, half each.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Q) I do not like the taste of jaggery. Can I replace it with something else?

No problem. Replace it with equal quantity of Boora sugar. Boora is powdered cane sugar, hence healthy.

Q) I am not able to bind  these ladoo. Can I add little water or milk?

Never!. If the mix is too dry then add little melted ghee but never dd milk or water as this would affect their shelf life.

Q) How much should I roast Besan?

• Roasting besan is the most important step in this recipe and this is where most people make mistake. If the gram flour is not roasted properly then you will have raw taste of besan while eating its laddu.
• Roast it till ts color changes.
• Another tip is its fragrance. When besan is sufficiently roasted then it gives wonderful aroma so that even your neighbours come to now that you are making besan ke laddu. So, roast it till you are able to smell it.

 

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