Besan Laddu

I am 5 years old playing in the evening with my friend Mithun. We  suddenly see the street lights and run back home. Street lights are on- indication that its time to go home.  My mother loved baking cake but cake in a pressure cooker would take hours and OTG- whats that? None of us knew  about it. I ask my mother to bake a cake and Ma makes some laddus - Besan Laddus. And I completely forget about cake. My spouse says I have elephant's memory ,Fair enough... those sweet memories of girlhood - My lost friends- Suman Prasad, Paromita Ghosh- Where are you?? , Jumping and playing in a dry swimming pool, running away with maid with the whole CISF troop behind you...will it ever come back.... Yes it does very often, whenever I make Besan Laddu. Today I make sweet besan laddus and remember those utterly sweet childhood of mine.

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Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups gram flour (besan)
• 2 tablespoons semolina flour (sooji)
• 1/2 cup unsalted melted butter (ghee)
• 3/4 cups sugar
• 4 tablespoons sliced almonds

Method

•   Heat ghee in a pan 
• Add semolina/ sooji  along with gram flour/ besan and roast on low heat for 10 mins.
• take out the mixture in a bowl  and add sugar and sliced almonds
• Let it cool so much so as in you can handle and make lemon size laddus

If you are unable to get the shape just add an extra tablespoon of ghee to the mixture 

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Use the mixture in the shape of a cake  and refrigerate...as good as a cake :) 
Or try ice tray to set them - they look cute!

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