Moong Dal Halwa

 Ingredients

1 Cup Split green gram / moong dal

1 Cup Clarified Butter / ghee

1 tablespoon Bengal Gram flour  / besan

1 1/4 Cups  Milk

Saffron  few stands

1 Cup Sugar

1/2  Cup Grated Khoya/ mawa 

Green cardamom powder

 

Preparation

Soak the moong dal in enough water for 3 hours. Drain well and blend in a mixer to a coarse paste without using any water. Keep aside.

Heat ghee in a non-stick pan, add gram flour and mix well. Add moong dal, lower the heat and mix well.

Sauté, stirring continuously ensuring that it does not burn, till it is golden brown in color or for 20-25 minutes.

Heat milk add saffron and mix well, let it boil for 2 minutes Switch off the flame.

Heat sugar and 1 cup water in another non-stick pan. Cook till sugar dissolves completely.

Add the saffron milk to moong dal and mix well and keep stirring. Add grated khoya, cardamom powder, Almond slivers and sugar syrup to it.

Mix well, cover and cook on low heat for another 5 minutes, stirring once a while.

Remove the lid, mix well. Switch off the flame and transfer in a serving dish / bowls.

Serve hot garnished with slivered almonds or some roasted nuts and raisins.

 

 

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