Besan Laddoo

 Besan Laddoo.


-Dr Tripti Milind Galgali
Hubli.

Besan Laddoo,a sweet made in every household in India.
Chana Dal(Bengal Gram Chickpea split) Flour,Ghee,Sugar.
Just 3 simple ingredients.
A tedious time consuming process.

Every occasion these Laddoos bring sweetness.

Diwali festival is incomplete without Besan Laddoos.
Weddings have so many sweet delicacies but Besan Laddoos are must.

I don't have a sweet tooth.
My Ajji made Besan Laddoos. The aroma, when the Besan Flour got roasted and mixed completely into the homemade Ghee,spread all over our home and neighborhood.
" Ajji,are you making Besan Laddoos to be sent to your grand daughter to her hostel?"
After Ajji passed away,my Amma started making the Besan Laddoos to be taken to hostel.
When my kids went to hostel for studies( it's been almost 7yrs now),I have followed the ritual. Besan Laddoos ......when the aroma of the Roasted Besan reaches my neighbor downstairs.....it's time to switch off the gas😁😄

What makes this Besan Laddoo so special????
Taste is just one reason.

But the main reason is Emotions.

The Laddoos bring Nostalgia.
The Nostalgia of our Grandmother, Aunts,Mother preparing the Laddoo out of love for us kids.
The aroma filling our homes and neighborhood.
Each bite into the soft Laddoo reminded me of home and my lived ones .
Staying away from home for years,Besan Laddoo brought with it the warmth and love of dear ones.

When I became Mom,Besan Laddoo was my way of sending a part of myself with my kids when they left home .
With a hectic Anaesthesia practice, it is tedious and time consuming task making the Besan Laddoo.
But it's a mother's love which wants the kid to remember her wirh each bite of the Besan Laddoo.

Besan Laddoo, especially Homemade,is not just some sweet delicacy.
But an epitome of love and fond memories. 

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