Description
A simple comforting gluten-free dessert made with three wholesome ingredients enriched with the goodness of freshly ground cardamoms.
Ingredients
Scale
- 11/4 coarsely ground chickpea flour (sold as ladoo besan in Indian stores)
- 6 pods of green cardamom, peeled and ground
- 3/4 cup clarified butter (ghee)
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- In a heavy bottomed skillet, dry roast the besan for about 15 minutes, stirring to ensure even roasting and keeping the flour from burning. At the end of this process the mixture should be fragrant and a few shades darker.
- Stir in the powdered cardamom and add in the ghee, stirring contanstly to ensure that it melts and the mixture is lump free.
- Stir in the powdered sugar and mix well until it melts.
- Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until the mixture is thick and smooth.
- Pour onto a greased plate and let the mixture cool for about an hour, at this point it is quite firm. Cut the mixture into squares and or diamonds and serve.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins