Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 cup Chana Dal
  • ¾ cup Powdered Granulated Sugar (check note)
  • ⅓ tsp Cardamom Seeds
  • ¼ - ⅓ cup Ghee (I used ¼ cup)

Instruction

  • Wash chana dal and immediately pat dry with a kitchen towel. If time permits, dry on the kitchen towel for 10-15 minutes. DO NOT soak the dal. This step is optional.
  • Roast chana dal on medium flame until aromatic and golden brown. Do not burn the dal.
  • Spread on a plate and let cool.
  • Grind sugar and cardamom seeds to a fine powder and keep aside.
  • Grind roasted dal to a fine powder.
  • Mix together both the powders and taste the mixture for sweetness. Add more powdered sugar depending on how sweet you want the laddu.
  • Add ghee, mix well and shape the mixture into small balls. If the laddu doesn’t hold shape, add more ghee.
  • To make the binding easier, I added powdered sugar to chana dal powder, pulsed it once in the mixer, added ghee and pulsed it for few more seconds. Transfer to a bowl, mix everything well and then shape the laddus.
  • Yields dozen laddu, depending on the size.