Besan Ladoo(Gram Flour sweet ball)

Besan is Gram flour/kichererbsen mehl in German.Ladoo is referring a round and ball shaped sweet.It is prepared during festivals like Diwali or household events like wedding,birthdays.There are many varities in Ladoo.For more details about ladoo see wiki

Ingredients

• Gram flour -1 cup
• Powdered sugar -3/4 to 1 cup as per taste
• Ghee/clarified butter -1/2 cup
• Raisins/sultana -10(optional)
• Cashew nuts -6 broken(optional)

Method

Heat a non stick or thick bottom vessel.
Pour ghee and add 2 or 3 cloves and mix gram flour and stir till becomes reddish colour or untill raw smell goes off.If its too hard to stir add 1 or 2 tsp ghee.
Take off from the stove and allow to cool.
Mix powdered sugar and add fried cashew and raisins in ghee and mix it with gramflour and sugar mixture.
Roll the mixture into a small or medium sized ball using hands.