Sunnundalu / Urad Dal Laddoo

In this segment I'm going to share Andhra Pradesh's traditional dessert minapa sunnudalu. It is very popular sweet dish in Andhra. Because it is given to a pregnant women at her Sree Mantham function in 7th month / 9th month as Saari.

Main Ingredient

Minappappu/ split urad dal 250 gms

Other Ingredients

Whole sugar           125 gms 
Powdered sugar 125 gms
Rice                 1 1/2 tbsp
Ghee / clarified butter 75 gms
Caradamom (powdered)            4 no.s

Preparation time: 20 mns

Method
1. Dry roast urad dal /minappappu and  rice individually into a nice golden brown in a lower /  medium       flame. 
2. In a blender / mixer grind urad dal and rice together into a slight coarse powder. Don't make the
     mixture into a fine powder, it could be sticky in the mouth.
3. Make 125 gms sugar into a fine powder.
4. In a bowl/ vessel transfer urad dal mixture, whole sugar and powdered sugar by adding       
    little by little amount of ghee shape into a fine round balls.
5. You can store the minapa sunnundalu for a  few weeks in an air tight container.