Green Moong Gram Laddoos

Green Moong Dal Laddoos

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Today sharing another winter food made of green Moong Dal and jaggery. This sweet is full of fibres and proteins .You can prepare this in a bunch and give it to your kids for their healthy development .The jaggery gives a mild sweetness and uplifts the taste too. This recipe requires very few ingredients and all will be easily available at home.

INGREDIENTS

Green Moong Dal - 1 & 1/4 big steel glass

(Around 200-220 g)

Jaggery - chopped to small pieces 1 big steel glass (used the same glass for measurement)

Cashew nuts - 6-7

Cardamon -2 or 3

Ghee / Clarified Butter - 4 tbsp

STEP BY STEP RECIPE

Firstly measure 1 and 1/4 steel glass green gram or green Moong Dal and dry roast in a wok or Kadai for 5 - 6 minutes .Be careful not to change the colour or overbrown them.

Once the dal get roasted and cools grind them in a blender to a fine powder.

Now in a Kadai / wok add 4-5 tbsp ghee and add the powdered Dal powder and roast for few minutes .Be careful that the powder should not stick to wok or get browned . Keep aside in a big plate. Add finely chopped cashews. Also add 2 tsp cardamon powder.

Now measure 1 steel glass jaggery and add 4 tbsp of water till the jaggery dissolves . There is no need to make any string consistency.Once the jaggery boils and bubbles can be seen switch off gas. Strain the jaggery for impurities.

Now add this dissolved jaggery water in powdered Moong Dal and cashews mixture .Use a spoon to mix . Do not add jaggery water in one go. Add slowly.When hot make Laddoos or round balls with the mixture . You will get around 15-20 Laddoos of medium size in this measurement. You can keep these Laddoos in airtight container for more than one month.

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