Moong Dal Halwa

• Baking & Spices

  • 4 Cardamom, green
  • 1 pinch Saffron strands
  • 1/2 cup Sugar [add

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1 Nuts

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Ghee
  • 2 1/8 cups Milk

• Liquids

  • 3 tbsp Water

• Other

  • ½ cup moong dal [120 grams], also known as split moong bean lentil
  • chandi ka vark, also know as edible silver leaves [optional, for garnish]

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Description

Ingredients

• ½ cup moong dal [120 grams], also known as split moong bean lentil
• ½ cup ghee, also known as clarified butter
• ½ cup sugar [add 1-2 tablespoons more for sweetness]
• 2 cups + 2 tablespoons milk
• pinch of saffron strands
• 4-5 green cardamom, seeds take out and crushed using a mortar and pestle
• sliced nuts, to garnish [I used chopped almonds, pistachios and cashews]
• 3 tablespoons water, to grind the dal
• chandi ka vark, also know as edible silver leaves [optional, for garnish]

Directions

• Wash and soak the moong dal overnight. Drain the water and set aside. If you cant soak the dal overnight, soak for at least 4 hours.
• Using your blender or food processor, grind the dal using very little water. I used around 3 tablespoons, start with 1 tablespoon and add more as required to grind.
• Meanwhile heat ghee in a pan on medium heat. Once the ghee is hot add the grind dal to the pan.
• Now comes the fun part - exercise! Keep stirring and cooking the halwa on low heat. Keep mashing with a spatula so that there arent any lumps.
• Meanwhile heat 2 cups + 2 tablespoons of milk. Once the milk is warm, take out 2 tablespoons from it in a bowl and add saffron strands to it. Set aside.
• You have to cook on low flame till raw smell goes away and color changes a bit. This will take around 20 minutes and at 20 minutes you will also notice ghee oozing out of the sides.
• Once the dal is roasted, add the 2 cups warm milk to it. Cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Now add the sugar, soaked saffron milk, crushed cardamom and chopped nuts (if using).
• Cook on low heat, keep stirring every now and then. First it will be all liquid-y as the sugar melts.
• Keep stirring till halwa leaves sides of the pan, around 15-20 minutes.
• Remove heat from pan, transfer halwa to serving bowl, garnish with some nuts and serve immediately!

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