HOW TO MAKE MOONG DAL HALWA

North Indians just need a reason to prepare this sweet delight called moong dal halwa. Moong dal or split green gram paste is sautéed in ghee on low heat till it goes fragrant and a beautiful golden brown in colour. The fruit of this laborious process is a sweet, rich and creamy moong dal halwa.

                        

                  

   Ingredients for Moong Dal Halwa Recipe

• Split green gram skinless (dhuli moong dal) soaked and ground to a coarse paste 1 cup

• Ghee 1 cup

• Gram flour (besan) 1 tablespoon

• Milk 1 1/2 cups

• Saffron (kesar) for garnish

• Sugar 1 cup

• Khoya/mawa 3/4 cup

• Green cardamom powder a pinch

• Almonds cut into slivers 10-12

• Chandi ka varq 1 sheet

                                                Method

Step 1

Heat ghee in a non-stick pan. Add gram flour and mix well. Add moong dal, lower heat and mix well.

Step 2

Sauté, stirring continuously, till golden brown or for 20-25 minutes.

Step 3

Heat ½ cup milk in another non-stick pan. Add generous pinch of saffron and mix well for 1 minute. Switch off heat.

Step 4

Heat sugar and 1 cup water in another non-stick pan. Cook till sugar dissolves completely.

Step 5

Add saffron milk to moong dal and mix well.

Step 6

Add remaining milk and keep stirring. Add khoya in saffron milk pan, mix and heat for 2 minutes.

Step 7

Add khoya to moong dal mixture along with cardamom powder, some almond slivers and sugar syrup.

Step 8

Mix well, cover and cook on low heat for 5 minutes, stirring once a while.Remove lid, mix once. Switch off heat and transfer in a serving dish.

Step 9

Serve hot garnished with chandi ka varq, saffron and remaining almond slivers.