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Moong Dal Halwa


Green gram cooked richly into a mouth-watering dessert with mother’s love.
Cooking Time: 15-20 minutes
Servings: 4
 Preparation Time: 10-15 minutes
 Category: Veg
Ingredients
Split green gram skinless (dhuli moong dal),soaked and ground to a coarse paste.2 cup
 
Ghee1 cup
 
Gram flour (besan)1 tablespoon
 
Milk1 1/2 cups
 
Saffron (kesar)for garnish
 
Sugar1 cup
 
Khoya/mawa3/4 cup
 
Green cardamom powdera pinch
 
Almonds cut into slivers.10-12
 
Chandi ka varq1 sheet
 
Method
Heat ghee in a non-stick pan. Add gram flour and mix well. Add moong dal, lower heat and mix well. Sauté, stirring continuously, till golden brown or for 20-25 minutes.
Heat ½ cup milk in a non-stick pan. Add generous pinch of saffron and mix well for 1 minute. Switch off heat.Heat sugar and 1 cup water in another non-stick pan. Cook till sugar dissolves completely.
Add saffron milk to moong dal and mix well. Add remaining milk and keep stirring.Add khoya in saffron milk pan, mix and heat for 2 minutes.Add khoya to moong dal mixture alongwith cardamom powder, some almond slivers and sugar syrup. 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. Serve hot garnished with chandi ka varq, saffron and remaining almond slivers.

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