Moong Dal Halwa

With the festive season rolling, its time to gorge on sweet dishes; and when it is sweet do it really sweet....

One of my personal favorites is 'Moong Dal Halwa'.I had this dish for the first time in Indore in chappan galli, which is a paradise for every food lover. This is a velvety soft yet granulated mix of flavors and ingredients wrapped in dollops of ghee.

Festivals+ Sweet Dishes = 'Happiness'

Recipe For Moong Dal Halwa

Ingredients:

1) 1 cup soaked moong dal

2) 1 cup ghee

3) 1/2 cup of sugar

4) 4-5 pods of cardamom

5) Few strands of kesar soaked in warm milk

6) 150 gms of khoya

7) Chopped almonds

Method:

1) Grind the soaked moong dal to a granulated consistency.
2) Heat ghee in a pan.
3) Once the ghee is heated add the moong paste and saute it until it leaves a distinct aroma and starts leaving sides of the pan.
4) While you are sauteing the dal, in another pan heat water and add sugar to it, making a sugar syrup with thick consistency.( The ideal consistency should enough to coat the back of the ladle)
5) Now add the sugar syrup to the sauteed dal again till the syrup dissolves with the dal.
6) Add grated khoya at this moment. Mix it properly.
7) Lastly add soaked kesar and chopped alomnds.
8) Keep stirring the dal until all things are incorporated well and the dal gets a crumbly texture.
9) Take the halwa off the pan and sprinkle some crushed almonds and serve hot.