Moong Dal Halwa

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Recipe Cuisine TypeDessertsIndian
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About Moong Dal Halwa

Moong dal Halwa is one of the most popular North Indian sweet dish which is usually made on festivals like Holi, Diwali, Rakshabandhan etc.
Taste of Moong dal halwa is rich, aromatic and cannot be resisted.
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Recipe Time & More

Prep Time3 hours
Cook Time2 hours
Total Time5 hours
Served AsDinnerLunch
Recipe TasteSweet
Calories - 899 kcal
Servings - 20

Ingredients
 

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Instructions
 

  • Soak yellow moong dal in sufficient water for 2-3 hours till it puffs up nicely.
  • Drain extra water and grind the dal in mixer grinder to form a coarse paste without using water.
  • Melt desi ghee in a heavy bottom kadai or non stick kadai leaving 1 cup of desi ghee aside.
  • Add the yellow moong dal paste into it. Initially the paste is very sticky so it tends to stick and becomes lumpy. So stir the paste continuously on low flam
  • Keep on cooking the paste till the halwa gets to a granular consistency and the colour of paste turns little light golden. It will take 30 minutes.
  • Add cream and cook for some more time till ghee separates.
  • Add 1 cup desi ghee to give more shine to halwa. Add chopped/sliced dry fruits.
  • To enhance the colour of halwa, add saffron strands soaked in warm milk. Add cardamon powder in the same mixture.
  • Simultaneously, heat 10 cups of water in a pan. Once the halwa leaves ghee, add hot water, sugar in the mixture. Mix well.
  • The water will evaporate after some time. Keep on stirring the halwa till it dries up nicely and ghee separates from the halwa.

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Recipe Notes

  • Usually equal quantity of sugar is added. However if you like more sweet, then sugar can be increase.
  • Dal to water ratio is 1:10. Milk can also be added instead of water. Half milk and half water can also be an option. The ratio will remain same.
  • The above quantity yields 3.5 kg halwa. However if you wish to reduce the quantity, then use half or one-fourth quantity of all the ingredients.
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Recipe Nutrition

Calories: 899kcal (45%) | Carbohydrates: 81g (27%) | Protein: 14g (28%) | Fat: 60g (92%) | Saturated Fat: 37g (231%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 155mg (52%) | Sodium: 23mg (1%) | Potassium: 36mg (1%) | Fiber: 5g (21%) | Sugar: 52g (58%) | Vitamin A: 448IU (9%) | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 37mg (4%) | Iron: 2mg (11%)

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Richa Gupta
Richa Gupta

I love to explore healthy way of cooking in my kitchen. I share my creations on my YouTube channel "Healthy Kadai"

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