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Moong dal ladoo recipe | How to make moong dal laddu

By swasthi , on April 20, 2020, 17 Comments, Jump to Recipe

Moong dal ladoo recipe – Ladoo or laddu are traditional Indian sweets made mostly using lentils or flour, ghee and sugar or jaggery.  These moong dal laddo are made of skinned split mung lentil called as mung or moong dal. These balls turn out to be very aromatic and taste great.

moong dal ladoo

These are called as pesara sunnundalu, a classic sweet from the state of Andhra pradesh. Traditionally these are made with urad dal, a generous amount of ghee and sugar or jaggery.

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Any ladoos made of lentils or flour would require lot of ghee for binding, so does these moong dal ladoos. If a generous amount of ghee doesn’t fit into your diet, then you may take a look at the second recipe I have shared towards the end of this post.

This moong dal laddu recipe is apt to make for festive occasions, celebrations or when you have guests home.

Preparation for moong dal ladoo recipe

1. I have used organic moong dal here. I prefer to wash my lentils before using, this is optional but suggested. I wash it a few times and drain them completely to a colander.

Shake off the colander to remove excess water. Spread it on a clean cotton cloth, preferably white. Rub it with the cloth and leave it for 10 mins. You can also sun dry this. Dal need not be dry completely.

This step is completely optional but highly recommended if making for kids.

washing lentils to make moong dal ladoo recipe

2. Begin to roast the dal on a medium to low heat stirring often until the dal turns aromatic and golden. You can also roast the dal in 1 tbsp ghee.

dry roast lentils in moong dal ladoo recipe

3. Dal turns crunchy when it is roasted completely. You can eat a few and check if it is still raw. There should not be even little raw taste in the dal. Add the cardamom seeds or the entire pod.

addition of elaichi in moong dal ladoo recipe

4. Cool completely and add to a blender jar. Make a fine powder. We don’t sieve the flour since slight coarse texture gives crunch to the moong dal ladoo. Set this aside.

powder the lentils

5. Add sugar to the same jar and powder finely.

powder sugar for moong dal laddu
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6. Set this aside as well. Mix both the sugar and flour. You can also store this mixture in a air tight jar for few months. Use this when ever needed to make laddu.

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How to make moong dal ladoo recipe

7. Heat ghee in a pan. Fry cashews until golden. You can add raisins if you like.

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8. I had set side 2 tbsp ghee after frying the nuts. Switch off the stove.

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9. Add the flour and sugar mix.

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10. Mix very well and check if the mixture binds well. If doesn’t then add back the 2 tbsp of ghee set aside earlier.

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11. Mix a few times until the ghee coats the flour well. You can add as much ghee as you like. But the measurements given in the recipe card work well for me.

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12. When the mixture is still hot, begin to roll to balls. Take small portions and roll them.

making moong dal laddu with flour

13. This recipe makes about 12 to 14 ladoos.

Store moong dal ladoo in air tight jar and handle with clean hands. These stay good for about 2 weeks.

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For more laddu recipes, you can check besan laddu, suji or rava laddu, almond / badam ladoo, crunchy peanut laddu.

Moong dal ladoo recipe

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moong dal ladoo

Moong dal ladoo

Moong dal ladoo are sweetened lentil flour balls usually made for festivals. These are high in protein and are great for anyone looking to include more protein in the diet.
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Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Servings14 moong dal ladoo
AuthorSwasthi

Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )

  • 1 cup moong dal split skinned mung lentils
  • ¾ cup sugar (prefer organic, or use powdered jaggery)
  • 4 green cardamom
  • 6 to 7 tablespoons ghee (use more if needed)
  • 10 Cashews broken
  • 15 raisins
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Instructions

Preparation

  • Dry roast moong dal on a medium to low heat until it turns crunchy and roasted well.
  • The dal also turns aromatic and changes to deep golden color.
  • Moong dal should not have even little raw taste.
  • Add the cardamoms to the hot dal to bring out the flavors. Cool this completely.
  • Add them to a blender jar and make a fine powder. If you prefer smooth ladoos, then you may need to sieve it but I do not do. Set this aside.
  • Powder sugar in the same jar. Set aside.
  • Heat a pan with ghee, fry the cashews until golden.
  • Switch off the heat.
  • Add sugar and flour. Mix well and allow the mixture to cool down for a minute.

How to make moong dal ladoo

  • Take small portions of this mix and then begin to form balls holding it in the fist.
  • Shape them well. If needed melt some ghee and pour it.
  • Cool moong dal ladoo completely and store in a air tight jar.
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Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.

For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips above the recipe card.

NUTRITION INFO (estimation only)

Nutrition Facts
Moong dal ladoo
Amount Per Serving
Calories 111 Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Cholesterol 7mg2%
Sodium 1mg0%
Potassium 128mg4%
Carbohydrates 18g6%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 10g11%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 5IU0%
Vitamin C 0.7mg1%
Calcium 9mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Method 2 – moong dal ladoo – Low fat version

This Moong dal ladoo recipe needs very little ghee to fry the dal and nuts, raisins. Dry coconut and sugar together help the flour to bind. But if you wish to have the best taste you can use extra ghee that also helps to bind better.

I had prepared these not during any festive season so I just prepared using minimum ghee. If you are preparing for any special occasion I suggest you follow the first method.

Using coconut is optional, you can skip it or you can use any other ground nuts like cashews or almonds. You can even mill the dal to flour and it stays good for several months that is how in most andhra homes it is done for preparing sunnandalu. You can instantly make the ladoos when needed.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup moong dal / pesara pappu
  • 3/4 cup grated dry coconut (copra/ endu kobbari)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 to 3 green cardamoms
  • 1 tsp. Raisins and nuts
  • 1 1/2 tbsp. ghee

Method

1. Heat a heavy bottom pan with ½ tbsp. ghee and fry this dal on a high flame for 2 to 3 mins and then on a low flame till it turns crunchy & golden to light brown. This needs a bit of patience if you are using rinsed dal. Off the heat.

2. Add coconut, cardamoms and mix well. The heat from the hot dal and pan is enough to bring out the aroma from coconut. Set this aside to cool completely.

3. Transfer this to a jar and powder to a fine mix. Set this aside.

4. Add sugar to the jar and make a fine powder.

5. Heat a pan with rest of the ghee and fry raisins and nut.

6. Now transfer the powdered dal mix to the sugar jar.

7. Run the mixer till the mix becomes warm. At this stage the mix begins to look lumpy.

8. Immediately transfer the ghee fried nuts, raisins to the mix. Take small portions of this warm mix and make moong dal ladoo. If the mix cools up, you may not be able to make the balls. In that case, you will have to grind the powder again and warm up the mix or use more ghee.

You can find more moong dal recipes on the blog,
moong dal halwa
mung dal dosa
moong dal recipe

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  2. Richa says

    December 11, 2019

    5 stars
    Moong dal ladoos came out very good.

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    • swasthi says

      December 23, 2019

      Thanks Richa

      Reply
  3. Angela says

    October 9, 2019

    This moong dal ladoo turned out great. Initially I had a bit of trouble on figuring out how to roll the laddus but after doing a few of them, I got the hang of it !! It tasted so delicious that I had to control myself from taking more 😂! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe.
    Regards,
    Angela

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    • swasthi says

      October 9, 2019

      Hi Angela,
      You are welcome. Glad you liked them!
      🙂

      Reply
  4. Ana says

    September 22, 2015

    I want to try this.i made ragi laddos and love it.if i use jaggery i melt it the same way like for ragi laddos.and how much to use

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    • swasthi says

      September 23, 2015

      You can follow the same ragi ladoo recipe to make this too. Just replace ragi flour with moong dal flour. If you don’t like to use peanuts, sesame seeds, you can skip and reduce little amount of jaggery. You can go by approximations it will work. Hope this helps

      Reply
  5. Priya Suresh says

    October 25, 2013

    Love the addition of coconut here, cant wait to make some.

    Reply
  6. divya says

    October 24, 2013

    wow .. they look gorgeous and super tempting

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  7. Harini M says

    October 24, 2013

    Wow mouth watering,love the perfection

    Reply
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  9. Divya Prakash says

    October 24, 2013

    Perfectly made Laddu Swasthi.. Healthy and delicious.. 🙂

    Reply
  10. Veena Theagarajan says

    October 24, 2013

    so tasty laddu.. Adding Coconut is new to me

    Reply
  11. Wer SAHM says

    October 24, 2013

    healthy and tasty ladoo… perfect click

    Reply
  12. Sona S says

    October 24, 2013

    Laddu looks very delicious and yummy..

    Reply
  13. Shobana Vijay says

    October 24, 2013

    Hey swathi, same pinch.My current post is Moong dal halwa.Urs look so delicious and really u have shaped so perfectly.I don't know will be able to get it.But will make an attempt.

    Reply
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  15. Arthy Suman says

    October 24, 2013

    amazing array of ladoos u have dear….

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  16. Kalpana Sareesh says

    October 24, 2013

    wonderfully prepared.. addition of cocnut i like it..

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  17. Babitha costa says

    October 24, 2013

    you are ladoo queen dear many different variety,wishes for many more too.

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