Microwave Ashoka Halwa

Name: Microwave Ashoka Halwa
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/3 cup Moong dhal; 1 cup Water; 55 ml Ghee; 2-3 tbsp Cashew nuts-; 1 tsp Wheat flour; 1/3 cup Sugar; 1-2 drops Food coloring –; 1 tsp Cardamom Powder

Neeru Srikanth @cook_9466475

Ashoka Halwa is a traditional sweet from Thiruvaiyaru. It requires a lot of time and effort when cooked on stove top, hence I created a microwave version of this recipe to make it easy and less complicated.
Protein rich Moong dhal is the main ingredient for this dish. Ghee gives the richness to this halwa while cardamom powder makes this sweet and exotic dish. Cooked moong dhal merges well with these ingredients and transforms into a mouthwatering sweet.

Neeru Srikanth @cook_9466475

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Ingredients

4 servings

1/3 cupMoong dhal
1 cupWater
55 mlGhee
2-3 tbspCashew nuts-
1 tspWheat flour
1/3 cupSugar
1-2 dropsFood coloring –
1 tspCardamom Powder

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Steps

1

To begin making the ‘Microwave Ashoka Halwa / Microwave Moong Dhal Halwa’ pressure cook the moong dhal first. Take a bowl and add moong dhal and water. You may soak this for 1 hour (Optional)
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Pressure cook moong dhal for 3 whistles (or till soft) and once the pressure is released take and mash very nicely. Set aside.
3

Take a small microwave safe bowl (Only glass or ceramic material). Add 3 tsp of ghee & cashew nuts. Mix well and microwave for 1 minute 40 seconds.
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Transfer the fried cashew nuts into another bowl and retain the ghee.
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The ghee will be still hot and mix the wheat flour in that. Set aside.
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Take a big microwave safe bowl (Only glass or ceramic material). Optionally coat with a spoon of ghee.
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Add dhal and sugar to the bowl and mix well.
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Microwave high for 4 minutes, stirring in between every 2 minutes. At the end of 4th minute sugar would dissolve completely.
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At this stage, add 1 tsp of ghee and microwave for 2 minutes. Repeat this process of adding 1tsp ghee every 2 minutes until the ghee starts to separate. This could take a total of 4 minutes for the quantity mentioned in the ingredients section above.
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Add food coloring, cardamom powder, fried cashew nuts, wheat flour and 3 tsp of ghee. Combine and mix them well and add 3 more teaspoon ghee. You may add additionally also at this stage.
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Microwave high for 1 minute.
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Transfer to a serving bowl and serve either hot or at room temperature.