Urad Dal Pinni Recipe | Soft Urad Dal ke Ladoo without Refined Sugar
Urad dal pinni (laddu) is a North Indian-style lentil sweet recipe made with soaked urad dal, ghee, and desi khand. They are gluten-free sweet recipe easy to prepare and very unique in taste. This urad dal ke ladoo is popular during Diwali or other festivals times in India.
Ingredients
- 200 gm washed urad dal
- 2 tbsp besan
- ¾ cup 180gm desi ghee for roasting dal
- 40 gm desi ghee for frying gond and makhana
- 200 gm desi khand
- 2 tbsp gond
- 25 gm makhana
- 1 tsp cardamom powder
- Almonds halves for decoration optional
Instructions
- Wash dal nicely with water and soak it for 3-4 hours.
- After that, strain water,transfer dal to a grinder jar and grind into a coarse thick paste. If dal is difficult to grind add 1-2 tbsp water and grind.
- Now in an iron kadhai heat half of the ghee. Add 2 tbsp besan and roast it for 2-3 minutes on low flame till its raw smell is gone.
- Now add dal paste and mix well. Dal will absorb all the ghee. Roast it for 4-5 minutes and then add rest of the ghee.
- Roast dal for about 25-30 minutes or till it becomes nice brown in colour.
- Now add mawa and mix well. Roast it for another 2-3 minutes. Switch off the flame.
- In another pan heat 1 tbsp ghee, add makhana and roast them till they becomes crispy. it will take about 3-4 minutes. Transfer them to a plate.
- Now add 2 tbsp ghee and fry gond till it becomes light and fluffy.
- Switch off the flame and gently make a coarse powder of gond and makhana.
- Add roasted dal mixture to it, mix well.
- Now add 1 tsp cardamom powder and 200 gm khand to the mixture. Mix well all together. If you feel mixture is still dry add little more melted gheeand mix well.
- Make small or big size ladoos according to your choice. Let them cool completely and then store them in an air tight container.
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Notes
1. Don’t add water while grinding of dal but if it seems difficult to grind, add little water at a time and grind on pulse mode.
2. Roast dal on low flame to cook it evenly.
3. Cool the roasted dal slightly before adding the desi khand.
4. You can add coconut oil to make it vegan but the taste and texture slightly changed.
5. Add any dry fruits of your choice.