Moongdal Halwa

Ingredients

1 cup yellow moong dal

25 gram( 5 tbsp) rava/ fine semolina

200 ml canola oil

for sugar syrup

1 cup sugar

1 cup water

1 tsp green cardamom

for garnishing

finely chopped nuts & raisins

Method

Soak the moong dal in sufficient water overnight. 

Drain all the water completely and grind to a slightly coarse paste, without too much water 

Combine the sugar and water in a pan and bring the mixture to boil, stirring continuously until the sugar dissolves. 

Add  the cardamom powder to the sugar water and stir well.

Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan on medium heat. Add in the rava and roast on medium heat until lightly roasted and lightly browned. 

add the moong dal batter. On low heat cook the batter until it is thick and begins to ooze out the oil. Keep stirring continuously until it gets a little darker golden brown in color. Pour the hot sugar water to the moong dal mixture. Keep stirring continuously until all the water is absorbed.

Continue to stir until the moong dal halwa is cooked & becomes one solid mass.

transfer the  halwa to a serving bowl., garnish  with chopped nuts and serve hot.

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