Moong Dal Halwa Recipe

Moong Dal Halwa

Moong Dal Halwa is an Indian Dessert made with moong lentils. Moong dal halwa is a rich and delicious Indian dessert made from moong dal (yellow split gram). It has a sweet, nutty flavor and a delightful, slightly grainy texture. Here’s a simple recipe to make moong dal halwa at home This is one of my favorite sweets. Moong Dal Halwa is made very often in most Indian homes for a great celebration of sweets. This halwa taste is delicious and can be made easily. It is prepared during festivals and special occasions. Sweets contain an abundant amount of nutrition like zinc and protein which is good for your health. Moong Dal Halwa is made with moong lentils, milk, sugar, mawa/ khoya, dry fruits, cardamom powder, and saffron.

Ingredients of items:

1 cup of Yellow Moong dal lentils
½ cup of Ghee
2 cups of Milk
1 cup of Sugar
1 cup of Mawa/ Khoya
Some pinch of saffron
Chopped nuts
Dry rose petals
Silver paper
Cardamom powder

How to make Moong Dal paste :

2 times wash moong dal and soak for 3/4 hours. Drain it and transfer it to a blender jar. Blend it to a very slightly coarse texture. If you can coarse it then sprinkle some water and make a thick batter. Blend not smoothly otherwise your halwa isn’t a good texture. Take milk and bring it to a boil. Turn off the flame and add some pinch of saffron.

Moong Dal Halwa

Make Halwa :

Use a non-stick pan to make Halwa. Heat 5 tbsp Ghee for high to medium flame. When the ghee is hot then

add the moong dal paste and mix well. The paste has to be stirred continuously until the ghee. It was very easy to stir.

Continuously Keep stirring the paste on a high to low flame cook.

After a while, the mixture was slightly golden. When cooked, it will smell very smell very nice and will slide off the pan. Show the image the paste color is this texture.

This paste is done. This stage is to go to the next step. Add 2 cups of milk, 1 cup of khoya, and saffron milk and mix well. Cook on high to low flame. Continuously keep stirring the paste. A few times later the paste was thick and smelled nice. Using another pan add 1 ½ cup of water, and 1 cup of sugar and boil it on high to medium flame. Don’t use any color. 5 minutes later this batter is ready and goes to the next step. This batter transfers the halwa and mixes it well. The moong dal halwa will cook and then turn thick within a few minutes. Add 1 tbsp of ghee, and cardamom powder and mix it. The halwa leaves the pan. Moong dal halwa is done. Garnished with chopped nuts, dry rose petals, and silver paper. Enjoy your homemade moong dal halwa! It’s a comforting and indulgent treat that’s perfect for special occasions or just to satisfy a sweet craving.