Besan Ke Laddu

   A very popular and easy to make Indian dessert made with roasted gram flour and castor sugar.

  INGREDIENTS-

• Gram flour (besan) - 2 and 1/4  cups
• Semolina/sooji -1.5 tbsp
• Pure Ghee - 1 cup
• Castor Sugar (boora chini) -1.5 cups
• Green cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
• Pistachios,chopped - 12
• Almonds,crushed - 10
• Raisins/kishmish-15(optional)
• Melon seeds/kharbooj ke beej - 1 tsp

PROCEDURE-

1. Heat ghee in a heavy bottom pan, and when it becomes warm add gram flour and semolina and mix.
2. Stir fry on low flame till it becomes golden in colour and start giving a nice aroma.
3. Keep stirring the mixture continuously.it will take approx 10 minute to get a nice golden colour.
4. Take the thick paste out in a plate and let it cool down slightly (just cool enough for convenient handling).
5. Add castor sugar (grind sugar in the mixer))or boora chini or darni , chopped nuts and cardamon powder.
6. Mix well and take 2 tbls of mixture in your hand, hold tightly and make round ball of the mixture.
7. Place these balls in a plate and garnish wih crushed pistachio and melon seeds.

Note-
Can adjust the quantity of sugar according to your taste.