Ingredients

• 2.5 cups - moong dal
• 2 cups - mava or khoya
• 3 cups - sugar
• 2 cups - milk
• 2 cups - ghee
• Rose water or kewra essence
• 1/2 tsp - saffron dissolved in little milk

How to Make Moong dal halwa with Khoya

• Either soak dal overnight and grind it fine in the morning or grind the dal to a very fine paste, adding a few drops of water at a time, after soaking for a few hours. The paste should be absolutely fine.
• Heat ghee and fry dal till it becomes brown evenly.
• Add the milk and let it cook till the milk evaporates.
• Add crushed khoya in the dal and stir on a low fire till well blended. Remove.
• Dissolve the sugar in 1 cup water, add saffron and bring it to one thread consistency. Put in the dal and stir briskly.
• Serve the halwa with essence of any kind sprinkled over it.