Delicious Maladu/ Dalia Ladoo a No cook, easy Ladoo recipe made with just roasted dalia/ Split chickpeas, sugar, ghee, cardamom and cashew nuts.
Maladu is one of the easiest sweet you can make; it doesn’t require any cooking, only cooking part that is needed is melting some ghee or clarified butter. It is one of the favorite sweets of South India. As Deepavali/ Diwali recipes are blasting everywhere in the blog world, I thought I will be out the game, if I don’t start posting some.
When I say I have to post Deepavali or Diwali recipes in the blog, my hubby will tease me and yes if you are not posting, a billion people in India will be celebrating the Diwali without any recipes, so sad, I told him, it is the age old recipes that lots of grandmas and mom are making without any cook books or blog to get the recipe from, for a long time. These recipes are for my daughter if she interested in cooking in the future.
Maladu is important sweet in the Tamil Brahmin culture, it is an important seer bhakshanam means sweets and savories snacks during engagement or marriage. Usually bride parents have to give seer (sweet and savories) according to their financial capabilities to the groom’s family. If they make this maladu as sweet for engagement then for marriage they will replace maladu with other laddoos and sweets. However there is no rehearsal dinner or dance for the weddings.
I have a nostalgic connection with this dish. My mother learned this dish from a granny who was our neighbor. One day my mom had asked her, if she could show her how to make this sweet.
She agreed immediately and came to our home, and made it for us, and she explained each and every step. I was a curious observer at that time. I have made it for Deepavali/Diwali a festival of lights for several years now. This year Diwali is on November 14th . If you want to read more about Deepavali/Diwali read from here.
I won’t say it is a healthy sweet, as none of sweets are really healthy, but it is delicious and melt in mouth. You simply need some powdered sugar (not the store-bought as it contains corn starch), powdered roasted chickpeas and ghee or clarified butter. If you want, you can add some extra add-ons like ghee roasted cashew nuts, raisins and cardamom powder.
Normally we won’t count calories during festival menu. As Deepavali/Diwali is famous of crackers, and arrays of sweets and savories, I am also going to make sweets like Mysore Pak/Gram flour fudge and Ukkarai, a Deepavalispecial sweet and some murruku. When I make these I always miss my mom and think how much strain she took with smile on her face while making them. This is an easy sweet that you can put together in less than 10 minutes. My princess was very happy to taste, so give it a try. Here goes the recipe.
What you need
You need only 4 ingredients to make this delicious ladoo.
Roasted Dalia/split chickpeas : This is no cook recipe you need to use roasted dalia/split chickpeas.
Sugar: Granulated white sugar is added as sweetner
Ghee: It is the binding agent in this recipe.
Roasted salted cashew nuts : You can use roast cashew nuts if you don't have roasted salted cashew nuts in hand.
Cardamom: is the spice is mostly used in Indian sweets.
How I made
In a small skillet or microwave melt the ghee. In the same pan roast the cashews and set aside. You can skip this step if you are using roasted cashews.
Powder roasted chickpeas and sugar and sieve one or two time to remove the any chunks.
In bowl add both roasted chickpea flour and powdered sugar mix gradually with melted ghee and roasted cashews and crushed cardamom if using.
Try to make tight balls, if you find difficulty in making balls add more ghee.
Once you made all balls transfer to airtight container and enjoy as much as you wish.
MALADU/DALIA LADOO/
Delicious Maladu/ Dalia Ladoo No cook, easy Ladoo recipe made with just roasted dalia/ Split chickpeas, sugar, ghee, cardamom and cashew nuts. Only work you need to do is just ground the roasted dalia /split chickpeas and sugar. Rest is mix and make the ladoo.
Servings: 10
Calories: 158kcal
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Roasted chickpeas/Dalia/Pottukadala
- ½ cup + 2 tablespoon Sugar
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoon Ghee/Clarified butter
- 3 Cardamom pods
- ¼ cup Roasted salted Cashews chopped
Instructions
- n a small skillet or microwave melt the ghee. In the same pan roast the cashews and set aside. You can skip this step if you are using roasted cashew nuts.
- Powder roasted chickpeas and sugar and sieve one or two time to remove the any chunks.
- In bowl add both roasted chickpea flour and powdered sugar mix gradually with melted ghee and roasted cashews and crushed cardamom if using.
- Try to make tight balls, if you find difficulty in making balls add more ghee.
- Once you made all balls transfer to airtight container and enjoy as much as you wish.
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Nutrition
Calories: 158kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 28mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 1mg
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This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
♥peachkins♥ says
This looks really delicious!
Rumana Rawat says
Lovely dish dear.. And happy diwali.....
Regards
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Sowmya says
OMG! They look soooo delectable! It's my MIL's favorite - trying out this recipe is sure to win me some brownie points 😉
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El Oteador de los Mercados says
Really easy to do, and a delicious morsel. I have to learn to make clarified butter. Will review the books on the cuisine of India.
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Joanne says
My roommate came home from her family's Diwali celebration with a whole bag of these! I'm so happy to know how to make them now.
Peggy says
This sounds like a great sweet to indulge in during your holiday!
Kitchen Flavours says
Very new to me....never tried ladoo with dalia....perfect and yum looking ladoo's dear....
Tina´s PicStory says
this ladoos looks so yummy 🙂
Priya says
Damn tempting laddoos, feel like gobbing some..
Ramya says
Me too love maladu..and yes it absolutely melts in ur mouth:-) Yummy!
Sharmilee! :) says
This just melts in ur mouth...luv it...Perfetly done laddus
Reeni says
These are positively scrumptious Swathi! Thank-you for sharing them with your memories.
Uma says
I feel very nostalgic too swathi. My mom prepared it during my childhood days. Superb. Perfectly done.
Cheers,
Uma
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divya says
Hmm, looks so delicious and lovely ladoos...
Treat and Trick says
Beautiful shape and looks awesome!
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Sayantani says
perfect festival sweet. beautiful clicks as well.
Kurryleaves says
nice recipe...easy and yummy
Renata says
Very easy and sounds delicious. Would you mind sharing how to make the roasted chickpeas? Are they soaked or cooked before roasting? Thanks Swathi, you always bring us the most amazing Indian dishes 🙂
Swati Sapna says
Perfect Diwali sweets for this festive season...
Jay says
lipsmacking ladooos swati...love ur perfection..
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garlutti says
I like this easier recipe Swathi. Looks delicious and healthy.
Greetings. Marimi
Now Serving says
so yummy Swathi - stomach rumbles for one of those yummies 🙂
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Hamaree Rasoi says
Very delicious and healthy looking chana balls. Wonderfully prepared.
Deepa
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MyKitchen Flavors-BonAppetit!. says
Laddu luks delicious and will melt in the mouth.Superbly done and presented.Luv it.
Reshmi Mahesh says
Ladoo's look superb...Love them anytime..
Mrs K says
Swathi,the ladoo's are like heaven,and you are so right it will be such a shame to watch calories during the festive season. I am in for these ladoo's anytime;)!
Srimathi says
Maladu is what my aunt used to make for engagements and weddings. I used to love it. Makes me want to make them.
divya says
wow yummy laddoos and looks so tempting with wonderful clicks ....
Sensible Vegetarian says
I love these ladoos Swathi, yours look awesome.
simply.food says
lovely laddos and so quick to make too.
Sobha Shyam says
yum yum ladoos, lovely recipe..
Deepti says
Simply melt in the mouth ones...yummmm
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Miriam says
I have no interest in counting calories anyway, they sound delicious :), Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters