Moong dal halwa
Moong dal halwa

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Moong dal halwa is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They are fine and they look wonderful. Moong dal halwa is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

North 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. The fruit of this laborious process is a sweet, rich and creamy moong dal halwa - which I am sure you won't be able to keep. moong dal halwa recipe

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook moong dal halwa using 8 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Moong dal halwa:
  1. Make ready 1 cup moong dal soaked 4 hours
  2. Take 1 cup desi ghee
  3. Prepare 1 cup sugar
  4. Prepare 1 cup milk
  5. Make ready 2 cups water
  6. Take 1 cup malai or 1/2 cup khoya
  7. Make ready 1/4 tsp cardomon powder
  8. Get nuts as per choice

The mouth melting texture, unique aroma and taste is what makes this so special. Halwa is made very often in most Indian homes. Suji halwa or sheera, rava kesari & carrot halwa are some. Moong Dal halwa made in the instant pot is an easy version of a rich and delicious Indian dessert.

Steps to make Moong dal halwa:
  1. Drain water grind moong dal to coarse paste…watch full video of this recipe on my youtube channel click here👇👇https://youtu.be/AiSt9lVEL9U
  2. Heat a tbsp ghee fry nuts till pink remove on a plate set aside add more ghee spare 2 tbsp
  3. Add moong dal paste keep mixing the mixture will soon turn powdery
  4. Keep roasting on low to medium flame till golden brown
  5. Meanwhile heat 1 cup milk and 2 cups water add this hot mixture into roasted moong dal little by little slowly
  6. Keep mixing on low medium flame till all moisture is evaporated and halwa looks dry
  7. Add malai continue cooking till all malai is absorbed into halwa and it looks dry again then add sugar soon sugar will release water
  8. Mix well and cook till moisture s evaporated add fried nuts remaining 2 tbsp ghee and cardomon powder
  9. Cover and simmer till ghee seperates out from all sides and halwa looks grainy
  10. Halwa is ready serve warm take care jazak allah khair

Cooked and mashed mung lentils are roasted in ghee, cardamom, saffron and sugar to make an irresistibly sweet halwa that is served on special occasions in India. To make Moong Dal ka Halwa, yellow moong dal is soaked in water for a few hours and then added in a food processor to make a coarse paste. You can use the pulse mode of your mixer grinder to make a coarse paste. Now heat ghee in a pan and add the dal paste to it and stir and cook on low flame and see dal turning golden brown. Moong Dal Halwa is a delicacy of the state of Rajasthan.

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