Moong Dal Halwa

Name: Moong Dal Halwa
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Moong Dal; 2 cup Milk; 1 cup hot Water; 1 cup Sugar; 1 cup Ghee; Dry fruits; 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder; strands Few Saffron

Sudipa Gope @Sudipagope

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Moong Dal Halwa is highly relished during winter as it gives warmth to body because of Moong Dal, Ghee and dry fruits.
It is a healthy dessert to be served all throughout winters.
A winter delicacy to be relished by all.

#Win
#Week6
#Dec
#W5

Sudipa Gope @Sudipagope

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Ingredients

30 - 40 minutes

4 servings

1 cupMoong Dal
2 cupMilk
1 cuphot Water
1 cupSugar
1 cupGhee
Dry fruits
1/2 tspCardamom powder
strandsFew Saffron

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Steps

30 - 40 minutes

1

Soak Moong Dal for 4-5 hours and then drain off excess water.
2

Assemble all ingredients
3

Grind to smooth paste or can be kept bit coarse.
Add 1 tbsp ghee in moderately heated pan / kadhai, roast cashews + melon seeds to golden brown and keep aside.
4

In same pan / kadhai, add ghee, then gradually add Moong Dal and keep stirring. At first it will be lumpy.
5

Gradually lumps will break by continuously stirring under low flame.
6

Roast till till you get the nutty aroma after Dal is fully roasted, then add milk + saffron milk and stir well for 3-4 minutes. Then add water + cardamom powder and stir well till water evaporates. Lastly add 2-3 tbsp ghee + sugar + dry fruits and mix well.
Simmer for 4-5 minutes till water from sugar evaporates and ghee is seen on surface.
7

Halwa is ready.
8

Transfer to serving dish and garnish with roasted cashews or almonds.
9

Enjoy this winter delicacy to the fullest.