Maa ladoo recipe / Maa laddu | Easy Diwali sweets

I have heard about maa ladoo (pottukadalai urundai) made with chutney dal/ roasted gram dal through my grandma, but don’t remember tasting it. My grandma pronounces it as ‘Maa laadu’ instead ladoo/ laddu. Otherwise no clue about this ladoo. When I asked Vj he neither had any idea, nor had any likes towards it. Since I had some leftover pottukadalai maavu that I ground for pottukadalai murukku and butter murukku, thought of trying and making a post. I have heard pottu kadalai is very good for kids, so you can make this as snack for your kid. Easy fix for this Diwali too!
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Maa ladoo recipe

Recipe Cuisine: Indian  |  Recipe Category: Sweets
Prep Time: 20 mins    |  Cook time: 5 mins    |  Makes: 14

Ingredients

Pottukadalai	1 cup
Sugar	3/4 cup
Ghee	1/4 cup
Cardamom/ ealchi	1
Cashew nuts	8

Method

1. Powder pottukadalai first to a fine powder.

2. Next powder sugar with elachi to a fine powder. Sieve pottukadalai to remove any unground/ coarse things from it.

3. Heat ghee, fry cashew nuts until golden in colour. Place powdered pottukadalai, sugar in a mixing bowl, add the ghee with cashews to it and mix well.

4. Shape to rounds and arrange plate. If you are not able to shape it, add 1 or 2 tsp of ghee more and shape it.

Notes

• I always like my ladoos in sweeter side, so if you want you can reduce the sugar.
• The pottukadalai can also be roasted before powdering. Make sure you roast in medium flame without changing its colour.
• I made only 1/2 the quantity mentioned above in the recipe.

Store it in an airtight container, it can stay good for 10 days!

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