Moong dal halwa is very famous Indian dessert, relished by many of us, from children to adults. My family is among one of those.
As many of us know, making moong dal halwa is long and tedious job. It takes lot of time to prepare it.
I highly recommend to use NON-STICK pan, it will ease your job.
It is important to stir well during first step, till it becomes crumbly and releases the ghee.
Roasting dal will take a long time, it took me 1 1/2 hour to get the perfect desired texture. I know one and a half hour sound really long but trust me it ends in sweet and yummy result.
Make sure not to increase the flame at any stage, this halwa have to be roasted ONLY on low flame.
If you are fond of making this halwa and want to make it quite often, you can take 2-3 cups of dal and roast it and store it in fridge for 1 month. Whenever you want to have it just warm it and add sugar syrup.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup moon dal
1 cup ghee (clarified butter)
As many of us know, making moong dal halwa is long and tedious job. It takes lot of time to prepare it.
I highly recommend to use NON-STICK pan, it will ease your job.
It is important to stir well during first step, till it becomes crumbly and releases the ghee.
Roasting dal will take a long time, it took me 1 1/2 hour to get the perfect desired texture. I know one and a half hour sound really long but trust me it ends in sweet and yummy result.
Make sure not to increase the flame at any stage, this halwa have to be roasted ONLY on low flame.
If you are fond of making this halwa and want to make it quite often, you can take 2-3 cups of dal and roast it and store it in fridge for 1 month. Whenever you want to have it just warm it and add sugar syrup.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup moon dal
1 cup ghee (clarified butter)
1 tbsp besan (gram flour)
1 tbsp suji/ rawa (semoilna)
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 tsp cardamom powder
METHOD
Wash and soak moong dal in water for 4-5 hours. Drain out the water and grind into coarse paste.
In a non-stick pan, add ghee roast suji and besan together till aromatic. Once it's brown and aromatic add moong dal paste. Now the laborious work begins .....yes roasting dal will take a long time, and it has to be roasted only on low flame, don't tempt to increase the flame at any stage. It took me 1 1/2 hour to get the perfect desired texture.
While the dal is getting roasted make sugar syrup by boiling sugar and water till sugar dissolves completely. Add cardamom powder. Turn off the flame and keep aside.
Keep stirring dal, once it releases the ghee and become crumbly as shown in pic below add sugar syrup. Mix well, add nuts and enjoy this super yum halwa.
Pictorial:
1. Take ghee in non-stick pan, add besan and suji.
1 tsp cardamom powder
METHOD
Wash and soak moong dal in water for 4-5 hours. Drain out the water and grind into coarse paste.
In a non-stick pan, add ghee roast suji and besan together till aromatic. Once it's brown and aromatic add moong dal paste. Now the laborious work begins .....yes roasting dal will take a long time, and it has to be roasted only on low flame, don't tempt to increase the flame at any stage. It took me 1 1/2 hour to get the perfect desired texture.
While the dal is getting roasted make sugar syrup by boiling sugar and water till sugar dissolves completely. Add cardamom powder. Turn off the flame and keep aside.
Keep stirring dal, once it releases the ghee and become crumbly as shown in pic below add sugar syrup. Mix well, add nuts and enjoy this super yum halwa.
Pictorial:
1. Take ghee in non-stick pan, add besan and suji.
2. Roast till aromatic.
3. Add moong dal paste.
4. Keep stirring in between on low flame.
5. To get this texture and stage it took me 1+1/2 hour.
6. You can see how nicely it has browned, it has released enough ghee and is crumbly, this is what we want for a perfect moong dal halwa.
7. One more look of roasted dal, you can store halwa at this stage without adding sugar syrup and can keep store in fridge for 1 month.
8. I prepared this sugar syrup with cardamom powder and keep it aside after sugar dissolved completely.
9. Add sugar syrup.
10. Mix well.
11. Add chopped nuts.
12. Mix well and cook for another minute.
13. Garnish with more nuts and serve hot!
14. Closer look.
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