Minapa sunnundalu (Urad Dal laddus)

Ingredients:

•  Black Gram (Minappappu)        1 cup  or
• Urad Flour                                   one and half cup (heat in microwave)
•  Sugar fine powder                     1cup
•  Ghee                                         ¼ cup
• A few cardamom seeds powder

procedure

1. Dry roast urad dal on a low flame until it turns golden brown in colour. 
2. Then transfer  it to a plate and allow it to cool down.
3. Grind the dal into a fine powder, add cardamom seeds powder and keep it aside.
4. (The powdered roasted urad called minapa sunni can be stored in an  airtight box  for a month or more if desired to prepare the sunnundalu as and when you like. Proceed with the following process)      
5. Heat and melt ghee.
6. Take dal powder, sugar powder and melted ghee in a bowl, mix well. 
7. Shape into small balls or laddus of desired size, using your palms.Allow it 30 minutesd to dry.
8. Sunnundalu are ready to eat.

(Don’t let the mixture stand for a long time as it tends to dry soon.).
(Laxmi brand  Urad flour available in Indina markets)