Moong Dal Ladoo - Peda recipe

by - August 08, 2019

Moong Dal Ladoo / Peda

Moong dal peda ladoo
Moong laddu is a very simple sweet recipe. It can be made without any fancy with easily available ingredients. This instant recipe can be made on any occasion and festivals or can be served as a gift to your loved ones. Since festival seasons are around the corner I thought of showing some instant dessert recipe for you’ll. Here I have shaped the dough in peda as well as mini ladoo form. Moong dal ladoo have a striking resemblance to besan ladoo but trust me the taste of both the ladoos are different and moong dal being more healthier and simpler to make. To make it more healthier, you can substitute sugar with equal amount of powdered jaggery. You can also offer these ladoos/pedals as naivedyam to the deities.

 Prep time: 5minutes
Cook time: 10minutes 
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Ingredients (1cup= 250ml)

  • 1 cup/ 200gms moong dal/ husked and split moong lentils 
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar (adjust depending upon the sweetness)
  • 4 tbsp ghee / clarified butter 
  • 4-5 green cardamom 
  • 6-7 almonds (or any nut of your choice)
  • 10-12 Raisins (for garnish)

Method 

  • In a heavy bottom pan dry roast moong dal in a low flame 
  • Roast for 10-15 minutes or until moong dal turns golden and aromatic.
  • Let it cool completely. In the meantime grind sugar and cardamom into a powder.
  • Sieve them in a bowl.
  • Once moong dal cools downs, grind it into fine powder.
  • Coarse grind almonds as well
  • Now transfer the moong dal powder in a pan, in a low flame add 3 tbsp ghee  and coarsely grounded almonds and roast them well for about 10 minutes or until the mixture turns golden brown 
  • Transfer to a bowl and cool slightly 
  • Now transfer the powdered sugar over the mixture and mix well 
  • Add 1 tbsp ghee or as needed to make it a semi moist flour mixture (do not overdo with ghee or else the flour will not stand its shape)
  • Take a small proportion and prepare a ball sized ladoo or peda and garnish with raisins/cashews 
  • Store it in an air tight container. It will be good for atleast 2 weeks.

Notes 

  • Make sure to use organic moong dal, else rinse the moong dal and pat dry before roasting.
  • Make sure not to over use ghee or else it will be difficult to give it a shape of ladoo or peda.
  • Adjust the amount of sugar depending on the sweetness.
  • Additionally, roast on low flame to prevent from burning.
I hope you enjoy cooking this delicious recipe as much as you enjoyed reading it. If you tried, then please let me know in the comment section below. 
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