24th Nov,2009 (Tuesday)
was leaving to Chennai on 25th November. I planned to meet Malathy aunty and Shyam uncle (The sweet-hearts whose house I stayed in during my initial days in Bangalore) in their place before leaving to Chennai. So after my first successful ( :P ) Gulab jamun venture, the next easiest sweet my mom suggested was maa laadu. So I decided to do that and give some for aunty and uncle and the rest to my family. :)
Ingredients : (for 12 - 13 medium sized balls with this quantity of ingredients)
1. Roasted gram (pottu kadalai) - 1 cup (200 gm)
2. Sugar - 3/4 cup (150 gms)
3. Ghee - (50 gms)
4. Cashew nuts
Procedure :
- Powder the roasted gram and sugar separately to get fine powders and mix them together.
- Break the cashews into small pieces, fry them in ghee till they become golden brown and add them to the mixture.
- Melt the ghee slightly before you add it to the mixture. Do not add all the ghee at once. Add one tablespoon at a time and mix well. Stop adding when it comes to the consistency of making the mixture into balls. Too much of ghee spoils the powdery effect of the sweet. So watch it when mixing the ghee.
- Once that is done, start making them into medium sized balls. One hand is sufficient to make the balls. Press them tight so that they do not go out of shape as soon as u place them on a dish :P
Now your maa laadu is ready :D
Happy maa laaduing!!! :D
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