Desserts
Moong Dal Halwa Recipe
Prep Time | 480 minutes |
Cook Time | 120 minutes |
Servings |
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Ingredients
- 1 cup Split Moong dal. Yellow, soaked in water overnight
- 1/2 cup + 2 tsp Ghee
- 3/4 cup cups to 1Sugar
- 1/2 cup Milk
- 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
- Few strands of Saffron
- Cashews and raisins for garnish
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Instructions
- Grind the soaked dal to a paste.
- Heat 2 tsp of ghee in a skillet and saute the cashews and raisins, until the raisins get all puffy and cashews are roasted. Transfer to another dish and set aside.
- In the same skillet, add 1/4 cup of ghee.
- Add the dal paste and stir continuously, not allowing lumps to form.
- Keep the heat at the lowest and keep stirring even after the dal becomes thick.
- Add the rest of the ghee, 1 tsp at a time, still stirring.
- Meanwhile mix the sugar with milk in another pan and bring to a boil. You can add the saffron and cardamom powder to this mixture.
- Add this slowly to the cooking dal.
- Keep the heat low and break lumps, if any, while adding the sugar and milk mix.
- Cook until the ghee surfaces and halwa gets a shiny creamy texture.
- Garnish with roasted cashews and raisins and serve.
Recipe Notes
If it looks like Ghee is oozing out of the Halwa as you stir; don't be alarmed- just keep stirring.