Besan and Oats Laddu

Ingredients (for 15-20 laddus)

Besan (gram flour) 1 1/4 cup
Rolled Oats (dry roasted & finely powdered) 1/2 cup
Semolina Flour (Suji) 1 TSP
Butter(softened) 1/2 cup
Sugar 3/4 cup
Cardamom powder 1/2 tsp


Procedure

Melt the butter in a wide mouthed heavy bottom pan.
Mix Besan and Suji. Roast this mixture in the butter on medium heat stirring constantly to prevent the Besan from burning.
Now, add the Oats powder. Make sure to keep the stove on medium to low heat and roast the mixture till it becomes light golden brown in colour.
You can smell the delicious aroma at this point.
Remove the pan from heat and add sugar and cardamom powder and mix well.

The mixture will attain the consistency of 'halwa'. Allow it to cool for sometime and use your palms to make small spherical laddus.

You can also decorate laddus with sliced almonds or cashews if desired.

For a healthier version, reduce the qty of butter and sugar