Moong Dal Ladoo Recipe
Moong Dal Ladoo is a tasty and melt in the mouth Indian sweet made using moong dal, sugar, ghee, nuts and flavoured with cardamom powder. Moong Dal Ladoo is also known as Nei Urundai or Paasi Paruppu Ladoo. It is one of the traditional South Indian sweets which is made often during special festivals.
Servings11 ladoos
Ingredients
- 1 cup moong dal
- ¾ cup granulated white sugar
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoon ghee
- ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder
- 2 tablespoon broken cashews
Instructions
- To a pan add 1 cup moong dal and start roasting in low flame.
- Dry roast moong dal in low medium flame till it turns golden brown, it will take around 8-10 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- To another pan add ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon ghee heat it. Add 2 tablespoon broken cashews. Fry until golden brown, remove from flame and set aside.
- By now roasted moong dal would have cooled down. Now add it to a dry mixer jar.
- Powder it finely. Add it to sieve.
- Add ¾ cup granulated white sugar to the same mixer jar.
- Powder it finely.
- Now add it to the same sieve.
- Sieve it well to a bowl. This ensures even mixing and also avoids grains and remains in the ladoo. Discard the remains. If there is more remains you can again grind, sieve and add.
- Add ghee with cashews. Make sure ghee is slightly hot when you add it.
- Slightly mix it then add ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder.
- Add 1 tablespoon ghee. So in total we have used ¼ cup + 2 tablespoon ghee.
- Mix it well until you see a mixture like this.
- Take a small portion and press tight.
- Shape into balls or ladoos.
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Notes
- Roasting dal – Roast moong dal slowly in low flame, keep stirring to avoid burning. It should turn nice golden colour and smell nutty.
- Sieving – I always sieve both powdered dal and sugar, this helps to remove grainy bits and gives smooth texture.
- Adding ghee – Add slightly hot ghee, mix with spoon and then shape when warm.
- Sweetness – If you like sweeter ladoos, you can use equal ratio of dal and sugar. The sweetness in this measure is perfect and balanced. You can replace powdered sugar with jaggery for a more healthy variation.
- Storage – Store in airtight box, it keeps good for more than two weeks. The flavor stays same if you keep it in cool place.
Nutrition Facts
Moong Dal Ladoo Recipe
Amount Per Serving (30 g)
Calories 128
Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Saturated Fat 0.2g1%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.4g
Cholesterol 0.1mg0%
Sodium 6mg0%
Potassium 13mg0%
Carbohydrates 25g8%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 14g16%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 36IU1%
Vitamin C 0.02mg0%
Calcium 8mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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