Besan Ladoo (Gram Flour Sweet Balls)
Melt in the mouth sweets of toasted gram flour, ghee and cardamom. Gluten free and made with six ingredients.
- Time35 min
- LevelEasy
- Costabout £0.28 a head
Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.
Ingredients
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Method
- 1
Melt the ghee in a heavy frying pan or wok over a low heat. Add the gram flour and stir.
- 2
Keep cooking on a low heat for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring all the time, until the flour turns a deeper golden colour, loosens and smells toasted and nutty. Do not rush it, raw gram flour tastes bitter.
18 min - 3
Take off the heat and spread onto a plate. Leave to cool for 10 minutes until warm but not hot.
10 min - 4
Stir in the powdered sugar, cardamom and salt. If it is too hot the sugar will melt and the ladoo will be sticky.
- 5
Squeeze handfuls of the mixture in your palms and roll into 14 balls about the size of a walnut. If it will not hold together, work in a teaspoon of warm melted ghee.
- 6
Leave to set for 20 minutes. They keep in a tin for a week.
Double check before you cook. Recipes can contain mistakes. Any diet labels come from the ingredients as written in this recipe and are a guide, not a guarantee. Always check every ingredient and the packet label for allergens and cross contamination, and ask your doctor or dietitian what is right for you, especially with coeliac disease, diabetes or a serious allergy. This is not medical advice.