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Moong Dal Ladoo
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Moong Dal Ladoo

Moong Dal Ladoos are traditional Indian festive sweets. Ladoos are made with different roasted flours or lentils, ghee and sugar. You will find ladooes for every celebration.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 14 ladoos

Ingredients

  • 1 cup moong dal washed
  • 3/4 cup fine sugar
  • 1/4 cup ghee clarified butter
  • 2 Tbsp almonds crushed
  • 1/4 tsp cardamom powder ilachi

Instructions

  • In a heavy bottom frying pan, roast moong dal over medium low heat. Keep stir-frying till its light brown in color and becomes aromatic. Make sure cook on low heat otherwise dal will not be toasted inside. This will take about 8 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer into a plate and let it cool to the room temperature.
  • Once the dal comes to room temperature, grind it to a fine powder.
  • In a bowl mix roasted dal powder, sugar, cardamom powder and crushed almonds. All the ingredients should be mix well. Keep aside.
  • Melt the ghee, ghee should be warm, pour the warm ghee over dal mixture and mix it well. Take 2 tablespoons of mix in your palm and make them into balls. If the laddu is not holding shape, add more about 1 tablespoon of melted warm ghee and mix well. Make laddus with rest of the mixture.
  • Store in an airtight container. The laddus will stay good for about two weeks.