About Maladu
Since there are a handful of ingredients used to make this Maa Laddu, it is the ideal choice of a sweet or snack during Diwali or any other festive occasions. You can quickly prepare these ladoos, serve and relish with friends, family or guests. With only 3 main ingredients, roasted Bengal gram or chana dal, ghee, sugar and some flavorings like cardamom, ground nutmeg and lovely golden raisins, the Maladu is quite a treat in itself. Not just festivals, you can enjoy these at home on regular days as well. Since roasted chana dal is ground is used in this Maa Laddu recipe, don’t confuse it with the basic Besan Ladoo. As both these have a unique taste of their own. Ghee used in the Maladu recipe basically helps in binding. Vegans can make Maa Laddu with coconut oil instead of ghee. But doing so, will leave a coconuty aftertaste in the ladoos. If you are good with it, then go ahead and turn the original recipe into a vegan friendly one. Maladu gets ready within 15 minutes. Along with being tasty, these are nutritious too. So, festival or not, make this fabulous sweet snack at home and enjoy!
How to make Maladu
Grind Ingredients
- Take 1 cup roasted chana dal (roasted Bengal gram) in a dry grinder or coffee grinder.
- Grind to a fine powder and sift it in a wide bowl or pan.
- Powder ½ cup sugar with seeds from 3 green cardamoms in a dry grinder. Sift it too in the same pan. Also, add 1 pinch of nutmeg powder to this mixture.
Make Maladu
- Heat 1 tablespoon ghee in a small pan. Add 10 to 12 chopped cashews and fry till golden. Remove and keep aside.
- In the same ghee, add 1 tablespoon golden raisins and fry till they swell.
- Add the fried cashews and raisins along with the ghee to the ground chana dal-sugar mixture.
- Melt the remaining 3 tablespoons ghee in the same pan on a low heat.
- Pour this melted ghee into the ground chana dal and sugar mixture.
- Mix with a spatula.
- Keep this pan on low heat and roast the mixture for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring continuously. Turn off heat and set aside to cool.
- When the mixture is warm or cooled enough for you to handle, then make small or medium size ladoos from the mixture. Serve Maladu or store in an airtight box.
Expert Tips
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title: “Maladu Recipe Maa Laddu Roasted Gram Ladoo” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-08” author: “Angela Miramon”
About Maladu
Since there are a handful of ingredients used to make this Maa Laddu, it is the ideal choice of a sweet or snack during Diwali or any other festive occasions. You can quickly prepare these ladoos, serve and relish with friends, family or guests. With only 3 main ingredients, roasted Bengal gram or chana dal, ghee, sugar and some flavorings like cardamom, ground nutmeg and lovely golden raisins, the Maladu is quite a treat in itself. Not just festivals, you can enjoy these at home on regular days as well. Since roasted chana dal is ground is used in this Maa Laddu recipe, don’t confuse it with the basic Besan Ladoo. As both these have a unique taste of their own. Ghee used in the Maladu recipe basically helps in binding. Vegans can make Maa Laddu with coconut oil instead of ghee. But doing so, will leave a coconuty aftertaste in the ladoos. If you are good with it, then go ahead and turn the original recipe into a vegan friendly one. Maladu gets ready within 15 minutes. Along with being tasty, these are nutritious too. So, festival or not, make this fabulous sweet snack at home and enjoy!
How to make Maladu
Grind Ingredients
- Take 1 cup roasted chana dal (roasted Bengal gram) in a dry grinder or coffee grinder.
- Grind to a fine powder and sift it in a wide bowl or pan.
- Powder ½ cup sugar with seeds from 3 green cardamoms in a dry grinder. Sift it too in the same pan. Also, add 1 pinch of nutmeg powder to this mixture.
Make Maladu
- Heat 1 tablespoon ghee in a small pan. Add 10 to 12 chopped cashews and fry till golden. Remove and keep aside.
- In the same ghee, add 1 tablespoon golden raisins and fry till they swell.
- Add the fried cashews and raisins along with the ghee to the ground chana dal-sugar mixture.
- Melt the remaining 3 tablespoons ghee in the same pan on a low heat.
- Pour this melted ghee into the ground chana dal and sugar mixture.
- Mix with a spatula.
- Keep this pan on low heat and roast the mixture for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring continuously. Turn off heat and set aside to cool.
- When the mixture is warm or cooled enough for you to handle, then make small or medium size ladoos from the mixture. Serve Maladu or store in an airtight box.
Expert Tips
Please be sure to rate the recipe in the recipe card or leave a comment below if you have made it. For more vegetarian inspirations, Sign Up for my emails or follow me on Instagram, Youtube, Facebook, Pinterest or Twitter. Rava Laddu Recipe | Suji Ke Laddu Boondi Laddu | Boondi ke Ladoo Coconut Ladoo Recipe | Nariyal ke Laddu Made In 3 Unique Ways Til Ke Laddu | Sesame Laddu This Maladu recipe from the archives first published in October 2013 has been updated and republished on December 2022.
