#Green Moong Dal Burfi

Name: #Green Moong Dal Burfi
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup green split moong dal washed,soaked and pat dried with kitchen towel; 2 cups water; Sugar powder to taste; 1 pinch saffron starnds soaked in 1 tablespoon milk; 1 can (400 ml) sweetened condensed milk; 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder; 3/4 cup ghee melted; 1 tablespoon pistachios; 1 tbsp cashews; 2 tbsp almonds; 2 tsp melon seeds kernels

Sadhana Mohindra @cook_12095969

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Sadhana Mohindra @cook_12095969

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Ingredients

1 cupgreen split moong dal washed,soaked and pat dried with kitchen towel
2 cupswater
Sugar powder to taste
1 pinchsaffron starnds soaked in 1 tablespoon milk
1 can (400 ml)sweetened condensed milk
1/2 teaspooncardamom powder
3/4 cupghee melted
1 tablespoonpistachios
1 tbspcashews
2 tbspalmonds
2 tsp melon seeds kernels

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Steps

1

Wash split green Dal properly and soak in water for about two hours.Then Put in strainer and pat dried with towel.
2

Dry roast dal on low heat in a heavy bottomed pan. Keep stirring so that dal is roasted equally from all sides.
3

When aroma of roasted dal can be smelled, stop roasting. Ai this time dal will have light brown colour. When dal slightly cools down, dry grind it in a grinder. Grind it to get grainy powder and not very fine powder.
4

Heat the heavy bottomed pan, and add ghee to it. Then add dal powder. saute it on low heat for 2-3 minutes. Stir continuously.Add melon seeds kernels,roast for few seconds.
5

Add water gradually to the pan. Keep stirring and take care that no lumps are formed. break lumps if any with stirrer. Add sugar powder.Cook this mixture in low flame for few minutes. dal will absorb water and mixture will thicken. Add condensed milk and mix properly. cook for about 10 minutes, stirring continuously.
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Add saffron that was soaked in milk and continue cooking the mixture. The mixture will gradually thicken. Keep stirring and scraping it else it will stick to the bottom of the pan and get burnt.
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When the mixture has thickened, and starts leaving the sides of the pan, stop cooking. Add cardamom powder and mix well.
8

Take a greased container, and transfer dal mixture in it. With the help of spatule spread dal evenly in the container. Sprinkle chopped nuts and pat them gently with spatula.
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Allow the mixture to rest for 2 hours. The mixture will dry further, and will be properly set in the container. Cut desirable pieces with a knife and serve. Barfi can be stored in refrigerator in an airtight container. it will last for 4-5 days or maybe a little more in refrigerator.