Moong Dal Halwa Recipe

Moong Dal Halwa is one of the popular Indian Sweets made during festivals. This halwa is made with split yellow moong dal, this is a delicious and sinful dessert to enjoy anytime.

This week is all about cooking for different festivals. I picked up Raksha Bandhan and wanted to make some special sweets that are made for this day. Raksha Bandhan is one of the most important Indian Festivals. While it may have originated and observed in the northern states of India, the significance of the practice is now followed all over India.

I remember celebrating this festival in my childhood. While I have never actually tied a rakhi to my own brother, I have two rakhi brothers, to whom I have been tying the rakhi since childhood. After school, I have been sending the rakhi by post and I greet them on phone on that day.

At home, hubby dear gets his rakhi from his two sisters every year and we also make Konda tie rakhi to her brothers. I used to make some sweets for the day, and later it changed to chocolates when I realized my boys won't eat any sweets.

While I have made Moong Dal Halwa on many occasions, and have so many versions of the same, this halwa is mostly cooked on Raksha Bandhan and I wanted to share what Amma made for this festival.

There was this version of Moong Dal Halwa that I made during Valentines', then this Moong Dal Halwa for ICC, and another one with a different method. Well, basically you get to enjoy Moong dal Halwa in different forms. We had made this during the picnic meal we cooked some time ago. I didn't find time to click the pictures again, so sharing those now.

The picnic meal had Tamil Style Sambar Sadam, Instant Rava Idli, Paruppu Podi, and Moong Dal halwa

Moong Dal Halwa

Ingredients Needed:

1 cup Split Yellow Moong Dal
1 cup Sugar
1.5 cups Milk
.5 cup Water
1/4 cup Ghee
10 Cashews roasted in ghee

Wash and soak the split yellow moong dal for 15 mins. Drain and let it dry over a muslin cloth for 30 mins.
Then dry roast the dal till it turns to a nice golden colour. Allow cooling completely.
Pulse to a fine powder.
Heat a nonstick pan with 2 tbsp ghee, roast the cashews, remove and keep it aside.
Next add the dal powder and roast the moong dal powder on low flame for 5 to 7 mins.
Then slowly add the sugar and let it completely melt well.
Then add milk slowly, till it is absorbed well. Alter with add ghee by the teaspoon and little water.
Cook this on low flame until you complete the ghee, milk, and water. This takes about 15 to 20 mins.
Add roasted nuts to garnish finally.

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Moong Dal Halwa

Moong Dal Halwa is one of the popular Indian Sweets made during festivals. Made with split yellow moong dal, this is a delicious and sinful dessert to enjoy

Course Sweets

Cuisine North Indian

By Cook Method Stovetop

Occasion Festival Meal, Raksha Bandhan

By Diet Vegetarian

Dish Type Under 5 Ingredients

Author Srivalli

Ingredients

• 1 cup Split Yellow Moong Dal
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1.5 cups Milk
• 1/4 cup Water
• 1/4 cup Ghee
• 10 in Cashews roasted in ghee

Instructions

• Wash and soak the split yellow moong dal for 15 mins. Drain and let it dry over a muslin cloth for 30 mins.
• Then dry roast the dal till it turns to a nice golden colour. Allow to cool completely.
• Pulse to a fine powder.
• Heat a nonstick pan with 2 tbsp ghee, roast the cashews, remove and keep it aside.
• Next add the dal powder and roast the moong dal powder in low flame for 5 to 7 mins.
• Then slowly add the sugar and let it complete melt well.
• Then add milk slowly, till it is absorbed well. Alter with add ghee by teaspoon and little water.
• Cook this on low flame until you complete the ghee, milk and water. This takes about 15 to 20 mins.
• Add roasted nuts to garnish finally.

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