Maa ladoo or maa laddu is a healthy snack prepared for kids packed with nutrients. A quick and easy recipe under 30 mins.
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!
Check out other ladoo recipes:
- Boondi ladoo recipe
- Rava ladoo recipe
- Atta ladoo recipe
- Nei urundai recipe
- Besan ladoo recipe
- Poha ladoo recipe
- Condensed milk ladoo
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Maa ladoo recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup Pottukadalai
- ¾ cup Sugar
- ¼ cup Ghee
- 1 Cardamom
- 8 Cashew nuts
Instructions
- Powder pottukadalai first to a fine powder.
- Next powder sugar with cardamom to a fine powder.
- Sieve pottukadalai to remove any unground/ coarse things from it.
- 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.
- Shape to rounds and arrange plate.
- If you are not able to shape it, add 1 or 2 teaspoon of ghee more and shape it.
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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 color. 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 teaspoon of ghee more and shape it.
Store it in an airtight container, it can stay good for 10 days!
Priti S says
Looks yum and perfect ...fab pics
Vidya says
Such a yummm sweet Raks... Will defnly make it for diwali
Moly Jacob says
Good .. will definitely try
Kaveri Venkatesh says
Easy yet very delicious laddoos. ..love them
Recipe world says
Nice recipe and lovely clicks..ladoo looks tempting!
Mathi Ravi says
Nice laddu. We also make it with roasted moong dal in the same procedure. Tastes yumm too.
Swan says
I make this regularly. But I feel you should roast the sieved pottukadali powder to a slight pinkish colour. Cool it mix powdered sugar and shape it with ghee. The taste is much better.
Raks Anand says
Oh ok, I roast slightly just for a minute without changing it's color. Just we need the stock fresh.
Haripriya Raghupathy says
The plate used for presentation & the clay lamps grab attention. Lovely laadu's. Photography is truely professional 🙂
Sak Ura says
Hi,
Can we not grind both fried gram and sugar together?
Raks anand says
Yes you can try
Kavitha Sankar says
The ladoos look so moist in your photo..but for me it turned to be dry. What must be the reason?
Raks anand says
Little more ghee would have solved the problem. A tsp or two 🙂
vilasini suman says
hey can i try this recipe with jaggery.. if ok how much. tx in adv
Havish says
Hi,
I tried your maa ladoo today and it came out perfect. Made exact half batch of it since i wasnt sure abt my family's taste buds. They loved it. Easy peesy as a prasadham for pooja and i was on time crunch. Thank you. Wish i could add the pic too.
Raks Anand says
Thanks for your feedback 🙂 You can send it to my Facebook page or to my instagram account if you still want to.
Swan says
It tastes better if pottukadalai maavu in roasted until it gives out a nice aroma and will turn slightly pinkish.
Raks Anand says
Oh I have not tried so, will try. Thanks for your suggestion 🙂
lekshmi says
hello, how many laddoos you will get with the above mentioned qty?
Raks Anand says
Hi, I got 14, this may vary one or two depending how big or small you shape it.