Nei Urundai – Pasi Paruppu Urundai – Moong Dal Laddu

Chitra

Nov 5, 2012

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.

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..

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

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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28 responses to “Nei Urundai – Pasi Paruppu Urundai – Moong Dal Laddu”

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Nov 5, 2012

This is my favorite ladoo among all,looks delicious

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Divya A

Nov 5, 2012

Nice presentation dear 🙂 an ladoos looks so delectable 🙂
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Vidya Chandrahas

Nov 5, 2012

Healthy laddu..delicious.

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Unknown

Nov 5, 2012

delicious laddus… I made this some time before and I will be posting it on my blog sometime next week… Yours is looking soooo good!!!
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Teena

Nov 5, 2012

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

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Suja Manoj

Nov 5, 2012

Never tried moondal ladoos,looks so tempting.

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Priya Suresh

Nov 5, 2012

Moongdal laddoos looks damn prefect and simply delicious.Beautifully done.

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Unknown

Nov 5, 2012

Delicious laddoos….love it…

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Sangeetha M

Nov 5, 2012

My Ammama makes this, very healthy n delicious laddoos, perfectly made dear!

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Prema

Nov 6, 2012

wow yummy ladoos,luks cute and perfect…

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Unknown

Nov 6, 2012

Looks delicious.love this lentil based ladoos..can't stop with one.

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divya

Nov 6, 2012

This looks simply mouthwatering …delicious!

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Nov 6, 2012

so yummy and perfectly done
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Akila

Nov 6, 2012

Wow very perfect n delicious ladoos….

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Swathi

Nov 6, 2012

Delicious sweet. my favorite.

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Sangeetha Nambi

Nov 6, 2012

Nice post….
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Aruna Manikandan

Nov 6, 2012

Healthy and delicious laddu

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Shanthi Krishnakumar

Nov 6, 2012

Sounds interesting and easy. Nice one

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Ganga Sreekanth

Nov 6, 2012

interesting recipe. . . . .bokkmarked 🙂

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Shama Nagarajan

Nov 6, 2012

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Julie

Nov 6, 2012

Mouthwatering ones,perfect for Diwali!
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Anonymous

Nov 6, 2012

Awesome recipe. I will definetly try this. Keep the good work.

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Prathima Rao

Nov 6, 2012

Interesting & easy to make ladoos!!
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Indian Khana

Nov 7, 2012

Looks delicious …I like this too …nicely done

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Unknown

Nov 7, 2012

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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kala

Nov 7, 2012

yummyyyyyyyyyyyy check out my space something exciting gng onn

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lakshu

Oct 22, 2021

Hi when to add the cardamom?

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Chitra

Oct 22, 2021

Hi, You can add cardamom along with sugar while powdering.

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