Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Maa Laddo

Maa Laddoo is a ver healthy and tasty sweet. It is considered healthy because of the protein content of pottukadalai. Very easy to prepare and can be put together in 20 minutes.

Preparation Time : 5 minutes
Cooking Time : 3 minutes
Makes 8 - 10 laddoos

Ingredients

Pottukadalai / Roasted Gram - 1 cup
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Cardamom Powder - 1 tsp
Melted Ghee - 1/4 cup
Broken cashews - 1 tbsp roasted in ghee
Pista - 2 tbsp (Optional)

Procedure

1. Dry roast the gram dal for two minutes till just a nice aroma comes without letting it brown.
2. Cool and powder well in the mixer with the pista and sugar to a fine powder.
3. Put the powder in a wide bowl, mix cardamom powder and add the hot melted ghee over the powder.
4. Mix well with a spatula, when you are able to tolerate the heat make balls about the size of a small lemon.
5. Keep a cashew bit while forming the laddoo and set aside.
6. Store in an airtight container

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