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Moong Dal Halwa दानेदार मूंग की दाल का हलवा Festival recipes
Garam garam Moong Dal ka halwa in winters is every foodie's dream come true! Try my recipe for this delicious dessert. What better dessert to celebrate with :)
45-50 minutes
2
Ingredients
¼ cup Ghee, घी
1½ cup Moong dal, soaked, paste, मूंग दाल
1 cup Milk,दूध
2 tbsp Saffron Infused water, केसर
¼ tsp Cardamom Powder, इलायची पाउडर
1 cup Hot Water, पानी
3 tbsp Ghee, घी
1 cup Sugar, शक्कर
For Garnish
Pistachios, पिस्ता
Almonds, बादाम
Silver vark, चांदी वर्क
Process
- Melt ghee in a nonstick pan. Add the ground moong dal paste. Stir well
- Keep on stirring the halwa on a low to medium flame. The raw aroma of the moong lentils should go away completely.
- Meanwhile, take another pan of water and bring to a boil.
- Now add milk to the cooked dal mixture and cook till all the milk is absorbed by the dal.
- Add saffron infused water and mix well. Add cardamom powder and hot water mix well (The mixture sizzles so be careful while adding hot water mixture).
- Now add in the ghee and sugar and stir well. Cook on low flame and string with frequent intervals.
- The liquid should get absorbed and now you will see the ghee getting separated.
- Lastly add chopped pistachios. Serve moong dal ka halwa hot.