Moong dal ka halwa

Moong dal is also known as split green gram.It is very delicious lentil and light food.It takes less time to cook and digest but my family member did not like to eat it,as they always said that it is for ailing people and we are healthy,so we want something different from moong dal.Mostly whenever we fall sick,doctor always recommends us to take light and easy to digest food,as dalia,khichdi.Khichdi is made by using rice and moong dal.That's why my family members did not like to eat moong dal.

Then an idea came to my mind to make moong dal more delicious and yummy.So I decided to prepare moong dal halwa and moong dal burfi to make my family happy.

At this time I am sharing only moong dal halwa.I will tell you how to make moong dal burfi in my another post.

Ingredients for making moong dal halwa.

• Moong dal 200-250gm(1cup).
• Sugar  250-300 gm(1 cup).
• Milk 1/4 lit.(1 cup).
• Mawa(dry solid milk)250gm.
• Ghee or refined oil 200=250 gm.
• Small cardamom powder 1/2tsp.
• Yello food colour 1pinch(optional)

Method

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Step1

Soak well washed and cleaned moong dal for 2-3 hours in summer and 5-6 hours in winter.

Step2

Strain and wash the moong dal and grind with little water and make a paste.

Step3

Put it in a pan and stir fry for few minutes to evaporate moisture.

Step4

Add ghee or refined oil.Keep on stirring until oil separates.

Step5

Add sugar,milk and mawa(solid milk).Again stir.

Step6

Add small cardamom powder.Stir constantly.

Step7

Add dry fruits like pistachios,dry coconut,almonds,cashew nuts,melon seeds.

Step8

Keep on stirring until all the ingredients separate from the pan.

Now you delicious moong dal halwa is ready to serve.Serve with more dry fruits.

Note- Always prefer non stick pan to make moong dal halwa as moong dal paste always sticks to the pan.