Moong Dal Halwa

Moong Dal Halwa

Preparation Time : 1 hour
Cooking Time : 20 minutes
To Serve 10-12

Ingredients
Milkmaid : 1 tin
Milk : 3 cups (1 cup = 150 ml)
Moong dal : 1 cup (dhuli)
Ghee : 1 cup (1 cup = 150 ml)
Elaichi Powder : 1/2 tsp
Almonds : 3 tbsp
Raisins : 3 tbsp
Silver leaf : 1
Nutmeg : 1/2 tsp

Method
  1. Clean and soak Dal for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Drain and grind to fine paste.
  2. Fry the Dal paste in Ghee on slow fire till the colour becomes golden brown.
  3. Add Milk and cook on a slow fire, stirring continuously, till milk dries up. Add Milkmaid and stir till consistency of halwa is reached.
  4. Mix well and turn out onto a flat dish. Add Almonds, Raisins and Elaichi powder.
  5. Top with Silver leaf.