Moong Dal halwa

Green gram cooked richly into a mouth-watering dessert with mother’s love.
Preparation Time : 11-15 minutes

Cooking time : 16-20 minutes

Servings : 4

Main Ingredients
Split green gram skinless (dhuli moong dal
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 a 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 alongwith
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.