Moong dal halwa recipe | moong dal sheera recipe

Ingredients:

• Moong dal(green gram) - 1/2 cup (wash it and soak it for 4-5 hours in cold water)

• Ghee  - 1/2 cup (melted)

• Sugar - 1/2 cup

• Milk - 1 1/2 cup 

• Dry fruits 1/4 cup

• Cardamom powder 1/4 tsp

Method:

• Remove water from soaked moong dal, put dal in grinding jar and coarsely grind it.(do not add water)

• Moong dal paste is ready. Keep it aside.

• Boil milk add  a pinch of saffron. Mix it well, keep it aside.

• Turn on  flame, heat a pan on medium flame.

• Add ghee, Reduce flame to low medium and add moong dal paste in 2 parts.

• Add  half of it and stir it, now add remaining paste and stir it. keep stirring.

• Mix moong dal paste and ghee properly on low medium flame.

• Roast the moong dal paste on low medium flame, till it turns light golden (it takes approximately 15-17 minutes). keep stirring.

• After 15-17 minutes dal is roasted properly, now add sugar.

• Mix it and cook it for another 6-8 minutes on low flame.

• After 6-8 minutes, add milk and cook it for 8-10 minutes on low medium flame.

• Keep stirring. Make sure there are no lumps.

• After  8-10 minutes add cardamom powder and dry fruits and mix it well.

• Cook it for 2-3 minutes on medium flame to make it dry, keep stirring.

• Turn off the flame. Add 1 tsp ghee at the end (completely optional) it makes halwa soft. Mix it well.

• Moong dal halwa is ready.

Tips:

• You can use room temp milk or boiling milk doesn't matter.

• Saffron is optional, but it gives halwa nice flavor and color.