Celebrate with ladoos this Diwali

Happy Diwali to all our readers!

Food is an integral part of every Indian festivity and as a Diwali special we have two yummy recipes of ladoos, courtesy Anamika of the Madcookingfusions blog. We start with Besan Ke Ladoo, made on the occasion of Dhanteras and Til Ke Ladoo, made for Naraka Chaturdasi or Choti Diwali.

Besan Ke Ladoo

Besan Ke Ladoo

Ingredients: 

• Besan (Gram flour) – 2 Cups
• Sugar – 1 1/2 Cups (powdered sugar)
• Ghee – 1 Cup
• Almonds, Pistachios and Cashew Nuts chopped as per choice

Method: 

Take a heavy bottom kadai or a pan, add ghee and heat it on medium flame. When the ghee melts, add besan to it and lower the flame. Keep stirring on low flame continuously to avoid any lumps. It took me about 20 minutes to cook the besan on low flame, until I could smell the aroma. Take off the flame when the mixture is well mixed with ghee and the aroma of besan is all over your house. Add a few drops of water and keep stirring to make the besan little thick with granules and give your ladoos a good texture. Let the mixture cool for about five to seven minutes and then add ground sugar (powdered sugar) and chopped nuts.

Let the mixture cool further if you want and prepare small balls by binding it well with your hands.

Til Ke Ladoo

Til Ke Ladoo

Ingredients: 

• Til (Sesame Seeds) – 1 cup
• Sugar – 1 cup
• Khoya – 200 gms
• Cardamom powder – 1 teaspoon
• Almonds chopped – 2 tablespoons
• Raisins – a handful

Method: 

Take a heavy bottom kadai and dry roast the til (sesame seeds) till light brown. Remove from the kadai and let them cool for few minutes. Coarsely grind them once in a mixer and keep aside. Now in the same kadai, heat the khoya and continue stirring it on low flame for four to five minutes. Add the grounded til and powdered sugar to it along with the nuts and cardamom powder. Close the flame and mix all the ingredients well. Let it cool for few minutes. Now grease your palms with ghee and prepare small lemon size balls from the mixture. Keep aside for an hour and serve.

It’s a five-day Diwali celebration with food on Anamika’s blog, so watch this space for more recipes in the next three days. Happy Diwali from all of us on the Silvertalkies Team.