Ram Ladoo is a popular street food made with fluffy lentil fritters that are topped with green and sweet chutnies.
For the final day of this month’s blogging marathon under ‘All that’s round – is Laddoo?’ theme, I have a savory ladoo recipe. I didn’t read Valli’s note about the theme and I was under the impression that they all had to be sweet preparations. But then I saw my fellow bloggers making savory ladoo and the first thing that came to my mind are these Ram Ladoo.
I saw the recipe for Ram Ladoo for the first time on Sapana’s blog. I pinned it right away and had been planning to make them for a very long time. Finally I got to make them for this theme and I wasn’t disappointed at all. I love any and all chaat dishes and this was no different.
Ram ladoo are made with lentils, a combination of moong and chana dal. Soaked dals are ground until smooth, mixed with spices and deep fried until golden. The fritters are quite addictive. They are airy and fluffy on the inside; crispy on the outside. These are perfect to eat just as is.
But the fritters are made even more delicious by topping with green and sweet-tamarind chutney. Another interesting element in this dish is grated radish — adds crunch and freshness to the dish. A final sprinkle of chaat powder everything together.
Lets check out what my fellow marathoners have cooked today for BM# 86.
Ram Ladoo
Ingredients
To make Ram Ladoo:
- 1 cup moong dal
- ¼ cup chana dal
- 1 tsp Ground Cumin
- 1" Ginger piece, finely grated
- 1 tbsp Cilantro, finely chopped
- ½~1 tsp Red Chili powder (adjust as per taste preference)
- 1/8 tsp Asafoetida (hing)
- ½ tsp baking soda
- To taste salt
- For Frying Oil
For the Toppings:
- As needed Green Chutney
- As needed tamarind chutney
- 4 Small Radish, grated
- 1 tsp chaat masala
Instructions
Make Ladoo:
- Soak moong dal and chana dal for 3~4 hours. Drain the water and grind dal into a fine paste --add very very little water.
- Take the paste into a mixing bowl, add ground cumin powder, ginger, cilantro, red chili powder, asafoetida and salt. Whisk well to mix all the ingredients and also to aerate the mixture a little bit. This step will help in making fluffy ladoo.
- Heat oil for deep frying on medium flame.
- Just before frying the ladoo, add baking soda and mix well to combine.
- Put about 1 tablespoon of batter in the hot oil and fry until golden on all sides. Remove onto paper towel lined plate and repeat with the remaining batter.
Assemble Ram Ladoo:
- Once all the ladoo are fried, divide them between 4 serving bowls. Top with green chutney, tamarind chutney, grated radish and chaat masala. Serve right away and ENJOY!!
Rafeeda - The Big Sweet Tooth
I am drooling at those Ram Laddoos… I never liked chaats before but once my colleague got me hooked on to it, I enjoy the flavors of chaat, and I am sure I will love this one…
Vaishali
‘‘This one is my favourite since childhood , the radish and the chutneys along with the fritters makes a fabulous combination .
You get best Ram Ladoos in Lajpat Nagar Market in Delhi , don’t miss them when ever you are in Delhi .
Manjula Bharath
omg such a lip-smacking ram ladoo ..Perfect name to go with the theme isn’t it 😀 I love street foods, this is just tempting me so bad. Loved your version of combining channa dal to these..Wish I could grab some right away !!
Harini
OMG these look so addictive. For a minute I thought it was chopped onions as the garnish. Never imagined radish to be the garnish. Very intriguing.
Usha
I loved this when I made it sometime back and the surprise garnish was radish. I was amazed how good tam ladoo tasted with radish. Now you are tempting me to make it again .
Srivalli
I am glad you got to make these Pavani, these were on my mind when I thought of the theme…:)..your version has turned out so good..love those clicks!
Sharmila - The Happie Friends Potpourri Corner
Always a fav street food of mine. Nothing can beat some ram ladoo with green chutney
sapana
I love ram ladoos and it was our favorite street food in childhood days. Thanks for the mention Pavani. Your pictures are making this even more tempting and I am literally drooling now.
Renu
One of my favorites but did not knew this name of it…you have made it so nicely , feeling like taking the whole plate now….yummy
Priya Suresh
Am yet to do this ram laddoo at home now you are tempting to the core with your beautiful clicks. Wish i get that bowl of ram laddoo rite now to enjoy thoroughly. Tempting!!
Suma Gandlur
Yummy ram ladoos with those lip smacking chutneys.
Sushma Pinjala
Ram ladoo look so tempting, nicely done.
Jyoti Babel
I simply love them. your pics are making me feel like grabbing a couple of them from the screen
Gayathri Kumar
When I first made ram ladoos, I was skeptical of the raw radish, but once I tasted I loved it. Yu have made it so nice and as usual drool worthy snaps..
Preeti
Looks fabulous.. love your shoot.
Rujuta
HI,
Great idea to do the savoury version…
Amazing laddoos.. never had them… will definately try them out now..
They look yummy and inviting
best wishes
Chef Mireille
they look so soft and fluffy – definitely ant to try these out