Moong Dal Ladoo Recipe
Moong Dal Ladoo is such a simple make ahead dessert that needs just three ingredients to make in less than 10 minutes. Moong Dal Ladoo is a nice creation to energize your day.
Ingredients
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1 cup Yellow Moong Dal (Split)
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1 cup Caster Sugar
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1/3 cup Ghee
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1 teaspoon Cardamom Powder (Elaichi)
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Cashew nuts
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as required
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for garnish
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Whole Almonds (Badam)
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as required
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for garnish
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Pistachios
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as required
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for garnish
Instructions
Step 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
Step 2
Turn off and cool the lentils to room temperature
Step 3
You can use either sugar or caster sugar for this recipe
Step 4
Grind the dal and sugar separately, in a blender into fine powders
Step 5
(If you are using caster sugar, there is no need to dry grind
Step 6
)Sift the dal and sugar powders separately and remove if any coarse bits left out while grinding and discard
Step 7
In the same kadai, add ghee and allow it to melt
Step 8
Later add in the ground dal, sugar, cardamom powder and mix with a wooden spatula
Step 9
Let the mixture heat up for a minute or two
Step 10
Allow the dal mix to soak up all the ghee
Step 11
Once the mixture comes together turn off the heat
Step 12
Transfer the mixture on to a plate and cool the mixture at room temperature until pliable
Step 13
Now scoop enough mixture to make laddoo, onto your palm and shape it into ladoos
Step 14
Repeat and shape the entire mix into ladoos
Step 15
This recipe made around 18 medium sized laddoos
Step 16
Garnish with chopped nuts of choice
Step 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