- On a low flame, dry roast whole black urad dal by continuously stirring until nice aroma starts to come. Switch off the flame and transfer this urad dal to a plate.
- Upon cooling, add this to a mixer jar along with rice and cardamom pods. If you are using any nuts, you can add them too. Grind until coarse powder.
- Remove this into a bowl and add coarsely powdered jaggery. Combine well.
- Now heat ghee in a kadai and slowly pour half of the ghee into the above mixture.
- When the mixture is slightly cool to handle, then grease your hands with ghee and shape them into desired sized laddus.
- Repeat and finish the mixture. Leave these laddus to cool. Upon reaching room temperature store them in a clean and dry airtight container.