Moong dal halwa

Name: Moong dal halwa
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: 4-5 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup moong dal; 1 cup sugar; 2 tbsp semolina; 400 ml milk; 1/2 tbsp Few saffron tried soak in milk; 1 tbsp chopped almonds; 1 tbsp chopped cashews; 1/4 tsp cardamom powder; 6 tbsp ghee; 1/2 cup water; As required Pistachio for garnishing

Neha Dua @cook_90450

#fest
Moong Dal Halwa is very Yummy. If you do not have much time to make Halwa, then make this halwa even without soaking the dal. Serve this dessert to your guests and have a great time in festival.

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Ingredients

35 minutes

4-5 servings

1 cupmoong dal
1 cupsugar
2 tbspsemolina
400 mlmilk
1/2 tbspFew saffron tried soak in milk
1 tbspchopped almonds
1 tbspchopped cashews
1/4 tspcardamom powder
6 tbspghee
1/2 cupwater
As required Pistachio for garnishing

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Steps

35 minutes

1

Firstly moong dal. Wash and pat dry it. Then dry roast the moong dal in low medium flame for 5 minutes until golden brown.
2

Once the moong dal is roasted well, switch off the flame. Cool it down and then transfer it to a blender.
3

Grind the roasted moong dal to slightly coarse powder. Set aside. Soak the saffron strands in milk and keep it ready.
4

In a thick bottomed pan, add a tbsp of ghee and fry the cashews & almonds. Remove from the pan once done and Keep aside.
5

Then in the same pan, add 3 tbsp of ghee and semolina then powdered moong dal. Roast it on a low flame for 5 minutes.
6

Then add required amount of milk to it and stir it quickly. Keep stirring the continuously until the milk is completely absorbed. It may take 3-5 minutes in low medium flame.
7

Once the milk is fully absorbed, add sugar and water. And saffron milk. Now the halwa starts liquidized. Keep stirring in between and add the remaining ghee little by little.
8

When the halwa forms a whole mass and doesn't stick to the pan, add ghee fried cashews, cardamom powder and almonds. Switch off the flame once done.
9

Serve hot and garnish with pistachios.