Moong Dal Halwa: A Warm Dessert For The Winter

By Nikita Toppo

Make this popular Rajasthani dessert home with this simple recipe.

Ingredients

1 cup yellow split moong dal (soaked), ½ cup ghee, 1 cup sugar, 2 cups milk, 1 tsp cardamom powder, saffron a pinch

Step 1

Make puree of moong dal in a blender until smooth. Take milk, sugar in a sauce pan and bring it to a boil. Turn off the heat and add in saffron and cardamom.

Step 2

Now heat ghee in a nonstick pan, add the moong dal puree in and mix well. Cook till the mixture gets dry and toasty.

Step 3

Now add in milk mixture and mix well. Cook this till it thickens and gets halwa like texture. Serve hot.