Name: Minapa Sunnundalu / Urad Dal Ladoo
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 cup Minapa Gundlu / Urad Gota / Dal / Skinless Whole Black lentils; ¾ cup Sugar / Grated Jaggery; ¼ cup Homemade Ghee / Melted Butter; 3 count Whole Green Cardamom / Elaichi

Recipe Cooked, Photographed and Written by Praveena

PrepTime:5 mins CookTime:20 mins Cuisine: Indian

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Minapa Sunnundalu / Urad dal ladoo recipe I am sharing below is one such instant Indian ladoo / sweet balls, that can be made with very few ingredients, effort and even lasts up to a 3 to 4 months when made & stored perfectly.

I can never forget those days when Amma (My mom) used to make these for us 4 (me & my siblings) as a special diet food when we were young. Even I make these, Minapa Sunnundalu / Urad dal ladoo frequently for my kids.

minapa sunnundalu / urad dal laddoo. South Indian Andhra laddu, bellam sunnundalu with Skinless Black lentils, gluten free, power packed food

Possible Alterations for the recipe, ‘Minapa Sunnundalu / Urad Dal Ladoo’:

To use Split lentils: Instead of using Minapa Gundlu / Urad Gota / Skinless Whole Black lentils, you can even use Minapa Pappu / Split Urad Dal / Skinless Split Black Lentils.

Vegan Options: Vegans can use coconut oil in the place of ghee / butter.

Sugar alterations: I have used ONLY unrefined cane sugar. You might use finely grated jaggery of same quantity too. There is no need to melt the jaggery. Just adding warm ghee and rubbing with bare hands does the trick.

Using date syrup: Yes, this works great too. But be careful that the content is not too much of liquid, that its difficult to roll into balls.

Storing the dry mix: Even before adding the ghee / butter, just mix the dry ingredients well. Transfer into an air tight dry container, store it a cool dry place. This mix stays good up to a year as well. Just add the ghee / butter roll into balls and serve when needed.

Health Benefits of ‘Minapa Sunnundalu / Whole Urad Dal Ladoo’:

Minapa Gundlu / Urad Gota / Skinless Black Lentils: are the richest sources of protein, iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, folic acid. Very high in fibre. Its also full of fat and carbohydrates. It is a complete healthy, nutritious package of good food for people of any age.

Jaggery: is a great source of iron.

To Conclude, this recipe is one of the greatest sources of iron, protein and fibre. It comes under Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Kids Friendly, Weight Gain diets.

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Ingredients:

Minapa Gundlu / Urad Gota / Dal / Skinless Black lentils – 1 cup
Sugar / Grated Jaggery – ¾ cup
Homemade Ghee / Melted Butter – ¼ cup
Whole Green Cardamom / Elaichi – 3

Special Ingredients:

Homemade Ghee / Melted Butter

Step wise Pics Procedure for ‘Minapa Sunnundalu / Urad Dal Ladoo’:

***Take a heavy bottomed pan / vessel, put it in stove top under low flame.* *Add the Minapa Gundlu / Urad Dal into the pan.***

***Dry roast by stirring continuously, until you get a pleasant aroma and the lentils change into light brown colour.* *Switch off the flame, let them cool completely.***

*In a blender/mixer, finely powder the sugar & cardamom pods together and transfer into a wide mixing bowl.* *Now, take the roasted dal into the blender, finely powder and transfer it to the same mixing bowl.*

Tips:

Vegans, can use coconut oil in the place of ghee / butter.
Keep stirring continuously while roasting, so that you don’t burn the dal / lentils.
Be generous while using the ghee/butter.
You can use jaggery / gud instead of sugar. I have used unrefined cane sugar.
Storage: Store them in an air-tight container for longer shelf life.
These stay good up to a 2-3 months at room temperature.

Result:

Being nut-free & soft these, Minapa Sunnundalu / Urad dal laddoo can be served even to old-aged people, who do not have proper teeth.
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