Instant Moong Dal Halwa

Name: Instant Moong Dal Halwa
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup yellow moong dal (washed and drained); 1 cup ghee; 1 cup sugar(adjust according to taste); 2 tbsp raisins; 2 tbsp chopped almonds; 2 tbsp chopped cashews; 1 tsp cardamom powder; 1 1/2 cup milk; 1 1/2 cup water

Kanika Pareek @kitchenlifelover

Madhya Pradesh

#eiddessert
Moong dal halwa is a popular dessert recipe from rajasthan. This dessert requires lot of patience. It took so long to make this lip smacking halwa. But today I am sharing an easy and instant method of making moong dal halwa. So lets checkout the recipe.

Kanika Pareek @kitchenlifelover

Saved

Ingredients

30 minutes

8 servings

1 1/2 cupyellow moong dal (washed and drained)
1 cupghee
1 cupsugar(adjust according to taste)
2 tbspraisins
2 tbspchopped almonds
2 tbspchopped cashews
1 tspcardamom powder
1 1/2 cupmilk
1 1/2 cupwater

Saved

Steps

30 minutes

1

Heat 3 tsp ghee in a non stick pan on low medium heat. Add washed and drained moong dal and saute for 4-5 mins on medium flame or till it starts changing the colour.
2

Keep it aside and let it cool down completely.
3

Meanwhile we will make sugar syrup for making halwa.
4

In a pan, mix water,milk and sugar and boil it on low medium heat till sugar dissolves completely.
5

Now switch off the flame and keep this mixture aside.
6

Now take moong dal in a mixer jar and blend it for 2-3 pulse and make a coarse powder of moong dal.
7

Now in a pan heat 1 tbsp ghee and add nuts, saute till golden brown or till raisins get swollen.
8

Add moong dal powder and saute for 2-3 mins.
9

Now add sugar syrup in 2-3 batches and keep stirring well.
10

Add leftover ghee, cardamom powder and keep stirring. Cook for 4-5 mins and instant moong dal halwa is ready.
11

Garnish with some nuts and serve hot.