Moong Dal Ladoo Recipe
A vegetarian South Indian Recipes recipe with yellow moong dal (split), caster sugar, ghee. Ready in 20 min, serves 10.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
Instructions
17 steps- 1
To begin making Moong Dal Ladoo Recipe, in a large kadai, dry roast the moong dal on low to medium heat for 10 minutes or until slightly golden and aromatic
yellow moong dal (split)(1 cup) - 2
Turn off and cool the lentils to room temperature
- 3
You can use either sugar or caster sugar for this recipe
caster sugar(1 cup) - 4
Grind the dal and sugar separately, in a blender into fine powders
caster sugar(1 cup)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1 teaspoon) - 5
(If you are using caster sugar, there is no need to dry grind
caster sugar(1 cup) - 6
)Sift the dal and sugar powders separately and remove if any coarse bits left out while grinding and discard
caster sugar(1 cup)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1 teaspoon) - 7
In the same kadai, add ghee and allow it to melt
ghee(1/3 cup) - 8
Later add in the ground dal, sugar, cardamom powder and mix with a wooden spatula
caster sugar(1 cup)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1 teaspoon) - 9
Let the mixture heat up for a minute or two
- 10
Allow the dal mix to soak up all the ghee
ghee(1/3 cup) - 11
Once the mixture comes together turn off the heat
- 12
Transfer the mixture on to a plate and cool the mixture at room temperature until pliable
- 13
Now scoop enough mixture to make laddoo, onto your palm and shape it into ladoos
- 14
Repeat and shape the entire mix into ladoos
- 15
This recipe made around 18 medium sized laddoos
- 16
Garnish with chopped nuts of choice
- 17
Store in an airtight container and enjoy when you feel like!Serve Moong Dal Ladoo Recipe as a dessert after Tawa Paratha Recipe, Sweet Potato & Oatmeal Kofta Curry (Non Fried) and Ghee Rice Recipe
yellow moong dal (split)(1 cup)ghee(1/3 cup)
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Moong Dal Ladoo Recipe
A vegetarian South Indian Recipes recipe with yellow moong dal (split), caster sugar, ghee. Ready in 20 min, serves 10.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
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Directions
17 steps- 1
To begin making Moong Dal Ladoo Recipe, in a large kadai, dry roast the moong dal on low to medium heat for 10 minutes or until slightly golden and aromatic
yellow moong dal (split)(1 cup) - 2
Turn off and cool the lentils to room temperature
- 3
You can use either sugar or caster sugar for this recipe
caster sugar(1 cup) - 4
Grind the dal and sugar separately, in a blender into fine powders
caster sugar(1 cup)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1 teaspoon) - 5
(If you are using caster sugar, there is no need to dry grind
caster sugar(1 cup) - 6
)Sift the dal and sugar powders separately and remove if any coarse bits left out while grinding and discard
caster sugar(1 cup)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1 teaspoon) - 7
In the same kadai, add ghee and allow it to melt
ghee(1/3 cup) - 8
Later add in the ground dal, sugar, cardamom powder and mix with a wooden spatula
caster sugar(1 cup)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1 teaspoon) - 9
Let the mixture heat up for a minute or two
- 10
Allow the dal mix to soak up all the ghee
ghee(1/3 cup) - 11
Once the mixture comes together turn off the heat
- 12
Transfer the mixture on to a plate and cool the mixture at room temperature until pliable
- 13
Now scoop enough mixture to make laddoo, onto your palm and shape it into ladoos
- 14
Repeat and shape the entire mix into ladoos
- 15
This recipe made around 18 medium sized laddoos
- 16
Garnish with chopped nuts of choice
- 17
Store in an airtight container and enjoy when you feel like!Serve Moong Dal Ladoo Recipe as a dessert after Tawa Paratha Recipe, Sweet Potato & Oatmeal Kofta Curry (Non Fried) and Ghee Rice Recipe
yellow moong dal (split)(1 cup)ghee(1/3 cup)
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