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Besan ladoo truffles
Besan ladoo truffles, from above
VegRajasthan x Belgium

Besan ladoo truffles

Diwali's roundest sweet put on a dark chocolate jacket for the party.

60 minTime
5 gProtein each
mildSpice
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Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
258kcalsame
5 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
60minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

12 servings
Ghee½ cup
Besan (chickpea flour, gram flour)1⅔ cups, coarse if you have it
Sugar1 cup powdered
Cardamom½ tsp
Dark chocolate (bittersweet chocolate)150 g, chopped
Pistachios2 tbsp, finely ground
Cocoa powder (unsweetened cocoa powder)1 tbsp

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Roast the besan in the ghee on low heat for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring constantly.
  2. 2Cool 15 minutes until warm but not hot. Mix in the powdered sugar and cardamom.
  3. 3Roll into 24 small balls of about 15 g. Chill 20 minutes.
  4. 4Melt the chocolate in a bowl over gently simmering water. Dip each ladoo with a fork and tap off the excess.
  5. 5Dust half with pistachio and roll the rest in cocoa. Set in the fridge for 15 minutes.
Serve it like this

Arrange in mini paper cases in a row on a long board. Alternate pistachio and cocoa finishes and cut one in half to show the golden centre.

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