Moong dal Halwa

Name: Moong dal Halwa
Total time: 3300 s
Yield: 2-3 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup yellow moong dal; as required Water for soaking; As needed Few saffron; 1 tbsp semolina; 1/2 cup ghee; 2 cup warm milk; 1 cup sugar; 1/2 tsp cardamom powder

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Moong dal Halwa is an addictive and delicious halwa variety made from mung lentils and ghee. It is a popular and rich halwa recipe from north India. Moong dal Halwa is usually made on celebratory or festive occasions like Holi, Diwali, marriages etc
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Ingredients

50-55 mins

2-3 people

1 cupyellow moong dal
as requiredWater for soaking
As neededFew saffron
1 tbspsemolina
1/2 cupghee
2 cupwarm milk
1 cupsugar
1/2 tspcardamom powder

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Steps

50-55 mins

1

Firstly, rinse the moong dal and soak for 2 hours. Drain off the water and transfer to a blender. Blend to a slightly coarse paste adding water if required. keep aside.
2

In a large kadai heat ½ cup ghee and add 1 tbsp rava. Roast on low flame until the rava turns aromatic. Adding rava helps to give good texture to halwa.
3

Now add in prepared moong dal paste and mix well. Keeping the flame on medium, mix until the moong dal absorbs the ghee.
Continue to cook breaking the lumps.
4

Cook until the mixture turns crumble and grainy texture.
After 20 minutes, the mixture turns crisp. Now add 2 cup milk, few saffron.
5

Stir continuously, until the mixture absorbs all the milk.
The mixture will start to hold shape leaving the kadai.
6

Now add 1 cup sugar and mix well.
the sugar starts to melt and turns the mixture watery.
continue to cook on low flame breaking lumps in between.
7

Cook until the mixture starts to separate the ghee and turns golden brown. Take approximately 60 minutes.
8

Now add ½ tsp cardamom powder. Mix well. Finally, enjoy moong dal halwa garnished with more nuts.!