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Moong Dal Halwa

Apr-12-2016
Lisha Aravind
240 minutes
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
2 People
Serves
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ABOUT Moong Dal Halwa RECIPE

Moong dal halwa is a tasty Rajasthani dessert. It is very popular in North India. It can be prepared for all occasions like holi, diwali, birthdays.

Recipe Tags

  • Veg
  • Medium
  • Festive
  • Rajasthan
  • Roasting
  • Dessert

Ingredients Serving: 2

  1. moong dal - 1/2 cup
  2. Ghee - 1/2 cup
  3. Sugar - 1/2 cup
  4. Milk - 1 cup
  5. Water - 1/2 cup
  6. Cardamom powder - 1/4 teaspoon
  7. saffron - few strands
  8. almonds - 6 - 7
  9. pistachios - 6 - 7

Instructions

  1. Wash and soak moong dal in enough water for 4-5 hours. After 4-5 hours, drain the excess water and keep it aside.
  2. Add the drained moong dal to a mixer jar and grind it to a smooth paste without adding water.
  3. Soak few strands of saffron in 2 tablespoon of warm milk and keep it aside.
  4. Add ghee in a pan or kadai. Add ground moong dal mixture to it. Turn on the flame and saute it in medium flame till the dal gets roasted well and starts releasing a nice aroma. This will take around 10-12 minutes.
  5. Reduce the flame to low, add milk, sugar and water. Let it boil. Then reduce the flame, cover and cook on low flame till the entire moisture gets absorbed.
  6. Open the lid, add saffron milk, cardamom powder and chopped nuts. Moong dal halwa is ready to serve.

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Darshana Gogoi
Sep-03-2017
Darshana Gogoi   Sep-03-2017

Really yummy

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