Maaladdu
- 28
- November
- 2009
Maa Laadu:
Maaladdu. Pottukadalai Laddu. Instant Laddu. Fried Gram Laadu. Toasted Chana Dal Laddu. Chutney Pappu Laddu.
My mother is a shopaholic person…whether its groceries, dress or jewelry…she buys them in bulk(mind blowing)!! We had hard time, bringing her back to normal. The funny thing is she ends up buying again and again the same stuff, saying ‘its missing’ each time. Moreover she will be the last person…when it comes to enjoy the luxury. Anyway, everyone has their own weird trait, right.
Hmmm, besides so much of shopping neither my mother or myself never bought this ‘toasted chana dal’ in our entire life(I can’t say that anymore)! Mommy never made that Chutney or esp’ Pottukadalai chuteny’ for tiffin. Even when she rarely prepares…it will be ‘Thengai Chutney‘. When I lived in hostel, I hated the chutney they serve (obviously made of just toasted chana, coconut completely missing!!!). So, my aversion for toasted chana grew…
Recently when I visited my home(India), happened to taste this Maaladdu from my neighbours! I quickly changed my opinion about toasted chana dal and asked my maid to run to the store. Its kind of instant sweet, absolutely requires no cooking and ready in minutes.:)
Ingredients:
Toasted Kabuli Chana 1 cup
Sugar as you like
Cardamom 3
Ghee few spoons
Milk few spoons.
Method:
Blend first three ingredients and bring them in a bowl. Mix the next two ingredients and shape them up into mini laadus.
its a real instant sweet Malar. A great recipe to kill that anytime sweet craving. noted down the recipe in my diary. thanks!
Delicious Maaladdu..prefectly shaped balls!
Simple and yummy laadus…
Yummy…i too make it.
Looks delicious…Love those laddus……My MOM & MIL both makes different kinds of sweets at home…these kind of laddu’s are more famous at my MIL’s house….she mainly makes it for diwali when everybody is coming home…
Oh Maaladdu laddu! Looks tasty and appetizing! I too tasted this in Chennai in my aunt’s house!
A different and a unique one…but def looks delicious malar…
lovely easy laddus…… hmmm i love this.
i love maa laadu so much…thx for sharing,malar!…looks tempting!!
looks so good these laddos Malar..never had laddos with kabuli chana ..looks like it’s time to try one for sure
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hugs and smiles
Yummy ladoos..Can be ade in a jiffy! Now I know what to do with a big pack of raosted dal in my cabinet (Oh btw, I am a compulsive shop-aholic too, so pls pass my hi to ur mom! )
These look so cute! Wish I knew the ingredients to try this out. I’m so curious about Indian cuisine, but ı can’t find most ingredients here.
I love maa ladus… its my favourite since childhood…
I don’t know whether I can get Kabuli Chan in Australia…. It looks nice though (I’ll keep a look out for it when I buy all my spices..)
these ones are a easy to make..hey I agree sometimes it happens when we buy the same stuff assuming its over
I am having laddoo cravings just looking at your pictures
M sure i will try it….luks delicious
Hello Malar,
I have never known this pottu kadala laddu; with this method, we have great instant laddooos at home
I join you about the chuney they used to serve at my hostel too; the name is thengai chutney but you’ll taste the pottu kadala more than the thenga,hehehe!! have a great day dear!!
Love this, simple and yummy one.
Those sound so yummy!
Simple and yummy laadus!!
Oh dear, don’t call amma as shopaholic ….I feel guilty..he he..No wonder we all admire Pottu kadalai ladoo. Quicker to make and healthy too. Porikadalai chutney in hostel made me laugh out loud:)
I had a weird combo at that time….would have that kallu idly with my pickles or mini shrimp podi…How’s it:)
The maaladu is filled with childhood memories… We use to grab pottukalai and sugar together and munch … Prefect quick treat!
Simple and interesting sweet Malar…may be I can even substitute the sugar with Splenda and try this today…now I am getting excited
Those look and sound so good! I really love the fact that it requires no cooking and ready in minutes which is my way of making food, haha!
Wow, never thought an Indian sweet would be this easy to make… since I’m slowly starting to learn to make Indian sweets, I’ll go with this one first
Hey Malar!!! my granny used to make these in my school days..
She whispers: perfection!
with kabuli channa??..great..looks yumm..
Nice post. Thanks for visiting me. Baking is science to me, not that much of an art. If you start with baking cakes with mix, then slowly start doctoring the recipes, you’ll know the science of it and then it is a breeze to bake scratch cakes. It is important to try good recipes in the beginning so that you don’t lose interest if it fails. Good recipe will hold up just fine as long as you’ve measured the ingredients properly. You have a nice collection here.
yummy yummy maladu!!
Yummy Maladu my friend…Want to have a bite:)
Those must be delicious. Even the name seems novel.