Instant Moong Dal Halwa
Moong Dal Halwa is a rich delicious dessert made with split yellow lentils (moong dal), sugar and ghee. This homemade version is reminiscent of what you’d find in India, but made quick and easy.
Servings: 3 people
Calories: 335kcal
Equipment
- 1 Mixer Grinder
- 1 Heavy Bottomed Pan
Ingredients
- ½ cup Moong Dal
- 1 cup Milk
- ½ cup Ghee (Clarified butter)
- ½ cup Sugar
- 1 tbsp Almond flakes
- 10 nos Cashew
- ¼ tsp Cardamom Powder
Instructions
Roasting Dal
- Take the moong dal in a heavy bottomed pan and dry roast till we get nice aroma and the color of the dal starts to change
Grinding Process
- Cool the roasted dal and grind it to slightly coarse powder.
Heat Milk
- Take a cup of milk in a sauce pan and heat the milk. No need to boil the milk.
Cook with Ghee
- Heat ghee in a pan. Add the powdered moong dal and stir continuously to avoid lumps. Add cashews and almonds and let the nuts also get roasted in ghee
Cook with milk
- Now to the roasted dal and nuts, add the hot milk and stir well. The dal will quickly get cooked and the ghee will separate immediately.
Sweeten Halwa
- Add sugar and mix well. Initially, the halwa tends to loosen the consistency but within a minute, the halwa starts to thicken and ghee will starts to separate. Add cardamom powder and mix well. Switch off the flame . Take the halwa in a serving bowl
Serving Time
- Serve the delicious Moong Dal Halwa hot and enjoy the halwa!
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Nutrition
Calories: 335kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 19g | Sugar: 24g