Nei Urundai – Pasi Paruppu Urundai – Moong Dal Laddu

Nei urundai / Payatham maavu urundai ( Moong dal ladoo in English) is the one & only sweet my aachi (grandma) & mom makes for every diwali.This is one of the easiest & healthy sweets.. We call this as “Nei vilangai “in Tirunelveli . People from tirunelveli may know this name. But the common name is Payatha maavu urundai. Maa ladu is also similar to this. But Fried gram dal / Daliya (Pottukadalai) is used in maaladu whereas moong dal is used here. Otherwise its the same procedure. It can be made in ten minutes. Include this easy, healthy, South Indian laddu in your diwali sweets menu. Try and let me know how it turned out. Do check out my Maa ladoo recipe too !



INGREDIENTS
Yields 10 medium sized laddu.
1 cup – 250ml
  • Yellow Moong dal / Paasi paruppu – 1/2 cup
  • Sugar – 1/2 cup
  • Cardamom – 2 
  • Ghee – 1/4 cup ( Use 2 tsp less as per need) 
  • Fried cashew nuts – few


METHOD
  • Dry roast moong dal in low flame till you get a nice smell. Powder it nicely. Sieve the flour. U’ll get 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp powder. Fry cashews in little ghee ( say a tsp ) and set aside.

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  • Now powder the sugar along with cardamom. You’ll get around 3/4 cup. The ratio of powdered moong & sugar should be 1:1.5. If you like mild sweetness , you can add 1:1 too..

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  • Mix  & add the fried cashews. Melt 1/4 cup of ghee and add to the mixture. Make balls tightly when it is warm.. Enjoy!!

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  • Store in a box and u can have it for 10 days.

NOTE
  • U can adjust the sugar quantity as per your taste buds. But 1:1.5 would be enough. If you like very mild sweet, 1:1 will be enough.
  • Always add melted hot/ warm ghee. Initially mix with a ladle and when it is warm use your hands to mix well.
  • Add the mentioned quantity of ghee. If you want to increase u can add 1- 2 tbsp more. Adding more ghee reduces the sweetness. Add ghee little by little until you are able to make the ball. If the mixture is too dry , you cant shape the balls. U’ll get cracks too. In that case, add little more hot ghee and proceed.
  • Do not use cardamom powder.
  • After adding ghee, the color of laddu will be changed. This shows the correct form.
For Maa ladu : 
Powdered Roasted gram dal / pottu kadalai – 1 cup
Powdered sugar – 1/2 – 3/4 cup
Ghee – 1/3 cup ( takes less than this quantity)
Cardamom seeds – 3 nos ( powdered)
Fried cashews – few

Dry roasting the dal is optional. I don’t roast it. Powder the dal first and then sugar.. Mix them well.  Add hot melted ghee little by little.  Spare some ghee. Once warm, mix with ur hands and make balls. If you are not able to shape it or if you get cracks, add little more ghee.

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  5. Teena

    Looks delicious & nice click too!!! I was planning to make something with moong dal. Now you gave me the idea 🙂

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  25. Unknown

    Thanks for stopping by at my blog Chitra. You have a nice space. The moong dal laddoos delicious, my amma makes it the same way.

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