Maa ladoo
Maa ladoo, from above
VegTamil Nadu

Maa ladoo

Roasted gram powder, sugar and ghee rolled into melt in the mouth ladoos. Ready in twenty minutes.

20 minTime
5 gProtein each
mildSpice
The Diwali shortcut1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayPottukadalai, sugar and ghee ladoo.
The original
215kcalsame
5 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
20minutessame

Classic maa ladoo.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

10 servings
Roasted chana dal (roasted split chickpeas)1½ cups, pottukadalai
Sugar¾ cup
Ghee⅓ cup, hot
Cashews2 tbsp, chopped
Cardamom½ tsp

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Grind roasted gram to a fine powder and sieve. Grind sugar with cardamom.
  2. 2Fry cashews in ghee.
  3. 3Mix powders, pour hot ghee and cashews over and mix.
  4. 4Press into 15 ladoos while warm.
Serve it like this

Pile in a steel dabba or on a plate with murukku and mixture for a Diwali spread.

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A little snack Murukku60 min
A little snack Medu vada40 min
To drink South Indian filter coffee20 min
To drink Rose milk10 min
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