Moong Dal Halwa

Name: Moong Dal Halwa
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 3 - 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Moong Dal; 1 cup Sugar; 1 cup Ghee; 1 cup hot Water; 2 cup Milk; 1 tsp Cardamom powder; strands Few Saffron; Dry fruits

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Ingredients

40 minutes

3 - 4 servings

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

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Steps

40 minutes

1

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

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.
3

In same pan / kadhai, add ghee, then gradually add Moong Dal and keep stirring. At first it will be lumpy.
Gradually lumps will break by continuously stirring under low flame.
4

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.
5

Halwa is done.
Transfer to serving dish and garnish with roasted cashews or almonds.