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Moong Dal Halwa

Posted on Oct 20th, 2008
by Mita
Categories:
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  • Indian Sweets (Mithai)

Ingredients:
2 cups moong dal,
2 cups sugar,
3 cups milk,
1 1/2 cup ghee,
150 gms khoya,
7-8 almonds,
8-10 pods of elaichi (ground),
A handful of raisins,
Few strands of kesar (saffron),
Few drops of yellow food color.

Method:
Soak the moong dal for 2-3 hours. Then wash it and drain well. Now grind it to a coarse paste. Add little milk and yellow food color while grinding. Place a pan on flame and add milk and khoya to it. Cook stirring continously till it thickens. Heat another pan (heavy bottom and non-stick), add ghee and ground dal paste to it. Cook stirring till it starts leaving the edges of the pan and the mixture is thick and dry. Then add sugar and cook till sugar is dissolved. Now add khoya mixture, remaining milk if required, raisins, elaichi powder, kesar, mix well, garnish with almonds and serve.

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