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Pottukadalai Ladoo Recipe | Maa Ladoo | Roasted Gram flour ladoo recipe with step-by-step pictures and instructions. Pottukadalai ladoo is simple and easy ladoo made with roasted gram dal, sugar and ghee.

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Pottukadalai Ladoo

Roasted gram dal is also called as Pottukadalai in tamil. It is popularly known as Maa ladoo. These melt in mouth ladoo is so easy and quick to make. I love to prepare these simple ladoo where no consistency is required as well as very simple for beginners.

It requires only 3 main ingredients roasted gram dal, sugar and ghee. We add cardamom powder for flavor and adding nuts is optional. Don't forget to try this quick ladoo for Diwali. It takes less than 20 minutes to prepare this delicious sweet.

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Ingredients

  • Roasted gram dal/pottukadalai
  • Sugar
  • Ghee
  • Cashews
  • Cardamom powder

See recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

Take roasted gram dal and sugar in mixer.

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Grind to fine powder.

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Transfer to big bowl and add cardamom powder to it.

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Heat ghee in a pan and add cashews to it.

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Fry them till golden and add to gram dal and sugar mixture.

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Mix it nicely so it holds shape.

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Shape them as small round balls. You can add more ghee if you are not able to shape them.

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Maa Ladoo is ready.

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Top Tips

  • If you want very fine ladoo, you can powder the roasted gram dal and sugar separately and sieve them.
  • I used mix of both brown and white sugar and used total of ¾ cup. If you are using only white sugar can reduce 1-2 tbsp.
  • It totally depends on your preference of sweetness.
  • Use more ghee if you are not able to shape them.
  • Adding nuts is optional.
  • You can grind 2-3 pods of cardamom while grinding if you don't have cardamom powder.
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Pottukadalai Ladoo Recipe | Maa Ladoo | Roasted Gram flour ladoo

Narmadha
Pottukadai ladoo is simple and easy ladoo made with roasted gram dal, sugar and ghee. 
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Total Time 18 minutes
Course Sweets
Cuisine south Indian
Servings 15 ladoo

Ingredients
  

  • Roasted gram dal/pottukadalai 1 cup
  • Sugar ¾ cup
  • Ghee 3 tbsp
  • Cashews 8-10
  • Cardamom powder 1 tsp

Instructions
 

  • Take roasted gram dal and sugar in mixer.
  • Grind to fine powder.
  • Transfer to big bowl and add cardamom powder to it.
  • Heat ghee in a pan and add cashews to it.
  • Fry them till golden and add to gram dal and sugar mixture.
  • Mix it nicely so it holds shape.
  • Shape them as small round balls. You can add more ghee if you are not able to shape them.
  • Maa Ladoo is ready.

Notes

If you want very fine ladoo, you can powder the roasted gram dal and sugar separately and sieve them.
I used mix of both brown and white sugar and used total of ¾ cup
If you are using only white sugar can reduce 1-2 tbsp. It totally depends on your preference of sweetness.
Use more ghee if you are not able to shape them.
Adding nuts is optional.
You can grind 2-3 pods of cardamom while grinding if you don't have cardamom powder.
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  1. Bharghavi Viswanath says

    Mouth watering
    ★★★★★

    5 stars

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    • namscorner says

      Thanks
      Reply

  2. Mayuri Patel says

    These roasted gram ladoos are so easy to make and quick. Am wondering if I can replace the sugar with jaggery powder.
    ★★★★★

    5 stars

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    • namscorner says

      yes you can. I have made it with brown sugar once. It should work with jaggery as well.
      Reply

  3. Archana says

    wow that is one simple easy and delicious laddoo with what we call puthani. We make tambitu with jaggery but this one is easier.
    ★★★★★

    5 stars

    Reply

  4. Jayashree.T.Rao says

    Maa Ladoo looks quite easy to make. We make roasted gram ladoos in the month of Shravan but the method is different.
    ★★★★★

    5 stars

    Reply

  5. Neha (My Culinary Expressions) says

    These maa ladoo look so delectable. I remember during our childhood days; how much we loved ground roasted gram and sugar mixture. The taste of these laddus must be way above. It will be a good idea to make these for the upcoming festivities. Great post!
    ★★★★★

    5 stars

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  6. Sarika Gunjal ( Spice Zone) says

    These Ladoos look amazing with such simple ingredients from your pantry. Perfect addition to your Diwali mithai list. Will try it for sure.

    5 stars

    Reply

  7. Kalyani says

    Pottukadalai laddu is a must have during Diwali for us too.. this year somehow missed making it.. nutrition filled laddu and great for kids / adults alike.

    5 stars

    Reply

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