Name: Moong Dal Laddu recipe by Bhawana Singh at BetterButter
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 15
Ingredients: 1+1/2 Cup moong dal; 1 Tsp cardamom powder; 1 Cup ghee or clarified butter; 1 Cup sugar powdered; Handful mixed nuts like almond, cashew, and pista chopped finely

ABOUT Moong Dal Laddu RECIPE

Moong dal laddu is a traditional Indian festive sweet. Often prepared on Holi, Diwali, Janamashtmi or any special occasion throughout the year. These laddus are easy to make with just three ingredients moong dal or yellow lentil, sugar, and ghee or clarified butter.Moong dal laddus are the perfect snack for kids as well as for an adult.Being lentil it is protein packed, with ghee full of good fats and sugar fulfills your carb requirement.

Instructions

Soak moon dal for good one hour. This is very important don’t skip this step.
After this one hour drain all the water and spread this dal on a towel to get air dry before roasting.
Now take a heavy bottomed kadhai and dry roast this dal on a medium to low flame. Keep stirring it. This step usually takes 30 minutes. Do not hurry at this point as dal can be burnt very fast. Add 1 tsp ghee.
By this time moong dal changes to little golden color and a nice aroma start coming. Remove the kadhai from the flame and let it cool down completely.
Meanwhile, powder the sugar. Chopped all nuts and keep it handy.
Grind the roasted dal to the coarse powder and add this in a mixing bowl. To this add cardamom powder and sugar.
Melt the ghee and then mix. Start adding ghee gradually till every grain of dal is soaked in ghee. 3/4 cup ghee was enough for making laddus. Mix nicely and start making laddus.
Take a tbsp mixture in your palm and roll into ball shape. In between put a little mixture of dry fruits and gently close the opening.
Follow the same process with the rest of the mixture. Serve them at room temperature. Moong dal laddus have a soft and grainy texture with a nice aroma.

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