Maa Ladoo/Maa Laddu/Roasted gram dal ladoo/pottukadalai ladoo

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This Roasted gram dal ladoo/ Pottukadalai Ladoo, often called Maa ladoo is an easy ladoo recipe that you can make in 10 minutes. You just need 3 main ingredients and you can customize it as per your choice like adding nuts and dry fruits. This festival season, you don’t have to sweat up in the kitchen yet you can treat your guests with these delicious ladoos.

Maa Ladoo

Maa Ladoo is a traditional Indian ladoo variety made using 3 basic ingredients, roasted gram dal, sugar, and ghee. Sometimes I add cashews or almonds. You can also add raisins roasted in ghee when you shape the ladoos. This is one of the easiest ladoo recipes you can make. 

Pottukadalai ladoo recipe

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Method

Add roasted gram dal, sugar, and cardamon in a blender and grind it to a fine powder. You can also grind dal and sugar separately but I like to grind it together. Transfer the powdered mixture to a plate. Add melted ghee little by little to the mixture and shape it into ladoos. 

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Recipe to make Pottu kadalai ladoo/Maa ladoo

Ingredients

Roasted gram dal/pottu kadalai – ¾ cup

Sugar – ½ cup

Melted ghee/clarified butter – ¼ cup approximately

Cardamom – 1

Method

• Add all ingredients except ghee to a mixer/ blender and blend until smooth powder.
• Transfer the powder to a plate.
• Add ghee little by little in small portions and shape it into ladoos.
• These ladoos stay good for a week.

Notes

1. Adjust sugar as required.
2. You can also add cashews, almonds, or pistachios along with roasted gram dal while grinding. 
3. Roast raisins in ghee and add it to the powdered mixture while making ladoos.
4. To make this ladoo vegan, substitute ghee with either coconut oil or melted vegan butter.

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Maa ladoo/Pottu kadalai ladoo

Author: Lathiya

This Roasted gram dal ladoo/ Pottukadalai Ladoo, often called Maa ladoo is an easy ladoo recipe that you can make in 10 minutes. You just need 3 main ingredients and you can customize it as per your choice like adding nuts and dry fruits.

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Prep Time:2 minutes mins

To make ladoo:5 minutes mins

Total Time:7 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: How to make maa ladoo, maaladoo, Pottukadalai ladoo, roasted gram dal ladoo

Servings: 10 pieces

Calories: 102kcal

Equipment

• Blender

Ingredients

• 3/4 Cup Roasted gram dal/pottu kadalai
• 1/2 Cup Sugar
• 1/4 Cup Melted ghee/clarified butter approximately
• 1 Cardamom

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Instructions

1. Add all ingredients except ghee to a mixer/ blender and blend until smooth powder.
2. Transfer the powder to a plate.
3. Add ghee little by little in small portions and shape it into ladoos.
4. These ladoos stay good for a week.

Notes

1. Adjust sugar as required.
2. You can also add cashews, almonds, or pistachios along with roasted gram dal while grinding.
3. Roast raisins in ghee and add it to the powdered mixture while making ladoos.
4. To make this ladoo vegan, substitute ghee with either coconut oil or melted vegan butter.
5. Store the ladoos in an air-tight container.

Nutrition

Serving: 1piece | Calories: 102kcal | Carbohydrates: 15.2g | Protein: 1.5g | Fat: 6.3g

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