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Pottukadalai Ladoo / Maladu Recipe

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Pottukadalai Ladoo or Maladu  or Maa Laddu is a popular sweet from South India mainly made with roasted chickpeas. I just made them to celebrate my happy blogging days. I never realized that so many people are reading my blog regularly and it has given me an extra energy to start a fresh year of blogging. So, I made ladoo with some roasted gram. Roasted grams or split chickpeas are packed with nutrition and this ladoo is simply delicious. These maladu are one of my favorite ladoo as they simply melt in your mouth.

 

You can watch the complete process to make these ladoos in this quick video by me:-

 

 

Roasting gram till it leaves a nice aroma is very important. So, do not skip this step. Make sure you start making this ladoo when its still warm. The specific heat of ghee is very high. So, be careful while making balls. You can use gloves to make balls too. Read the complete steps before you start making these maladu and enjoy.
You Can also try these Coconut rava ladoos from my blog. 

 

 

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5 from 4 votes
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Pottukadalai Ladoo

Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian
Keyword dessert, indian sweet
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 15 ladoos
Author Priya Shiva

Ingredients

  • Roasted split chickpeas / pottukadalai - 1 cup
  • Sugar - 1 cup
  • Ghee / clarified butter - 1/4 cup
  • Green Cardamom - 2
  • Cashew nuts - 10 (chopped)
  • Raisins - 10

Instructions

  1. Roast the gram on low flame for few minutes in the same pan till it starts leaving a nice aroma. Do not let the color change and keep stirring.

  2. Remove from the flame and let it cool down completely. Now, grind it to a fine powder.

  3. Grind sugar and cardamom to a fine powder.

  4. Add sugar and roasted gram powder in a mixing bowl and mix it well.

  5. Add roasted cashews and almonds and mix it well.

  6. Heat 1 tsp of ghee in a pan and roast cashew nuts and almonds on low flame till cashews turn light brown Keep it aside in a bowl.

  7. Add remaining ghee in the pan and heat it for a minute.

  8. Add the powdered roasted gram, powdered sugar and combine. Remove from the flame.

  9. When its warm itself start making small balls of the mix and keep it aside. Once it completely cools down, store it in an air-tight container. You can store it upto 2 weeks in a cool place.

Recipe Notes

 
If the mix completely cools down and you are not able to make balls, do not worry. Heat the pan again with the mix and stir for 2 minutes on low flame. Remove from the flame and start making balls again.

 

 

Yum

Comments

  1. Rafeeda AR says

    5 stars
    these laddoos have been on my hit list since long, since the kids love them, but never made them… it is always the encouragement that pushes to blog! Looks like after a year of blogging, you took a couple of days off! 🙂

  23. Ronda Eagle says

    I love trying new foods but have not yet had the chance to try these. They really do look good. I'll have to check out my local Indian market to see if I can secure all the ingredients.

  24. HeiLin (Heidy McCallum) says

    Pottukadalai Ladoo – Maladu Recipe – Maa Laddu sounds wonderful. I have never had this before and am anxious to see how it will taste. Thanks for sharing a wonderful dessert from your culture.

  28. Michelle Nahom says

    I'm new to ladoos but those sound wonderful…and I'm always interested in finding a healthy dessert. Love Indian food and thrilled to have you joining us at Foodie Fridays!

  30. KC the Kitchen Chopper says

    Pottukadalai Ladoo – Maladu Recipe I've never used dried chickpeas. Thanks for the introduction! and for sharing at #theWeekendSocial. Always great to see you. theKitchenChopper.com Pinned!

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