Yellow Moong Dal Ladoo Recipe | Moong Dal Ladoo
An easy, 3-ingredient, melt-in-mouth ladoo made with yellow split moong dal, sugar, and ghee.
Servings12 to 14 ladoos
INGREDIENTS ( 1 CUP = 240 ML )
- 1 cup yellow moong dal (100 grams)
- ⅓ cup granulated white sugar
- ⅓ tsp green cardamom powder
- ¼ cup ghee (clarified butter)
INSTRUCTIONS
Preparing the Moong Dal
- Wash the moong dal well. Drain the water and dry them completely in sunlight or naturally.
- In a large thick-bottomed pan or kadhai, dry roast the moong dal over lower medium heat until moong dal turns slightly golden and aromatic.
- Turn off the flame and transfer the lentils to a plate and let them cool down completely.
Preparing the Moong Dal and Sugar Powder
- Grind the roasted dal and granulated sugar separately into a fine powder. (If you are using caster sugar, no need to grind it)
- Sift the dal. Remove and discard the coarse bits if any. Then set aside.
Making the Yellow Moong Dal Ladoo Recipe
- In the same pan, add ghee and allow it to melt. Later add the ground dal, sugar, cardamom powder and stir with a spatula for 2 minutes or until the mixture combines well and comes together.
- Turn off the heat. Transfer the mixture onto a plate and let it slightly cools down.
- Mix with your hand if needed add little more ghee.
- Now scoop enough mixture to make ladoo, onto your palm and shape it into a roundel ladoo.
- Repeat the same process and make all ladoos.
- If you like you can decorate the ladoos with chopped nuts or silver leaf.
- Store in an airtight container and they will stay good for a few days at normal room temperature and enjoy the moong dal ladoos when you feel like!
Notes
- Before making the ladoos I have washed the lentils well and dry them in sunlight. Some folks directly roast the lentils. However, I would suggest to wash them well and dry completely before roasting.
- While roasting it is important to roast them well over low to medium flame for 10-15 minutes or until the dal turns slightly golden and aromatic. This is the most important step in this recipe.
- Adjust the sweetness as per requirement. Alternatively, you can use the same amount of jaggery powder instead of sugar for a healthier option.
- You can even add some crushed nuts in this or decorate with silver leaves if you like.
- Since keeping in the refrigerator make these slightly harder. You can easily store these ladoos for a few days at normal room temperature. Just make sure to keep these in an airtight container.
