Moong dal halwa
Ingredients:
- Dhuli moong dal (soaked): 1 cup
- Sugar: 1 cup
- One-and-a-half cup of water
- Ghee: 1 cup
- Khoya (crumbled): 3/4 cup
- Sliced almonds: 10 to 12
- Cashew nut: 8 to 10
Method:
- Soak moong daal for few hours. Drain and grind the dal coarsely with a small amount of water.
- Prepare one-string sugar syrup with one cup sugar and one-and-a-half cup of water.
- Heat ghee in a thick-bottomed pan and add the ground moong dal and saute, stirring continuously, over low heat till the dal turns golden brown.
- Add the sugar syrup.
- Stir till they are thoroughly incorporated and the halwa is of dropping consistency.
- Add mawa (khoya) and cook till it dissolves.
- Serve hot garnished with almonds.
