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Moong Dal Halwa
sarika gupta
moong dal halwa is often prepared during Holi, Diwali and weddings too. It takes a long time and lots of patience to sauté the dal and prepare the Moong Dal Halwa, and it will probably require a little extra ghee too! so take it less in quantity.
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Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
40
minutes
mins
Total Time
50
minutes
mins
Served As
Lunch
Recipe Cuisine Type
Indian
Servings
4
Ingredients
1x
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1
cup
moong dal
yellow dal
1
cup
milk
1/2
cup
ghee
1 1/4
cup
Sugar
1/2
tablespoon
cardamom
elaichi powder
2
tablespoon
almonds
badam slivers.
Instructions
Soak the yellow moong dal in enough water for 3 hours. Drain well and blend in a mixer to a coarse paste without using any water. Keep aside.
Heat the ghee in a deep non-stick kadhai, add the yellow moong dal paste and cook on a medium flame for 25 minutes, while stirring continuously.
Add the milk and 1 cup of warm water, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 7 to 8 minutes, while stirring continuously.
Add the sugar, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 3 minutes, while stirring continuously.
Add cardamom powder, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute, while stirring continuously.
Serve warm garnished with almond slivers or store in an air-tight container and refrigerate it
Notes
wc can use khoya in moong dal halwa
Keyword
festival recipe
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