Moong Dal Halwa Recipe

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Moong Dal Halwa Recipe


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.
moong dal halwa


Ingredients for Moong Dal Halwa



  • Split green gram skinless (dhuli moong dal) soaked and ground to a coarse paste1 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 slivers10-12
  • Chandi ka varq 1 sheet(optional)


Method



  1. Heat ghee in a non-stick pan. Add gram flour and mix well. Add moong dal, lower heat and mix well.
  2. Sauté, stirring continuously, till golden brown or for 20-25 minutes.
  3. Heat ½ cup milk in another non-stick pan. Add generous pinch of saffron and mix well for 1 minute. Switch off heat.
  4. Heat sugar and 1 cup water in another non-stick pan. Cook till sugar dissolves completely.
  5. Add saffron milk to moong dal and mix well.
  6. Add remaining milk and keep stirring. Add khoya in saffron milk pan, mix and heat for 2 minutes.
  7. Add khoya to moong dal mixture along with cardamom powder, some almond slivers and sugar.
  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.
  9. Serve hot garnished with chandi ka varq, saffron and remaining almond .


Nutrition Info

Calories : 3364

Carbohydrates : 63.3

Protein : 386.5

Fat : 174

Other : Calcium- 723.2

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