Ingredients

• 3 cups - soaked moong dal
• 3 litre - milk
• 2 cups - sugar
• 1.5 cups - mawa
• 10 - cardamoms, powdered
• 12 tbsp - ghee

How to Make Moong dal ka halwa

• Grind the soaked moong dal.
• Heat ghee in a thick bottomed vessel and fry the dal till it is golden in colour and emits aroma.
• Add the milk and cook it till the dal is soft and the milk has been absorbed.
• Add mawa and cook it on a low fire, stirring it continuously, till the dal and the mawa are well blended. Take care to see the dal does not stick to the bottom of the vessel.
• Remove from the fire and keep it aside.
• Make sugar syrup of one thread consistency and add saffron and cardamom powder to it.
• Add the fried dal to the syrup and stir it quickly and mix well.
• Serve hot on a rainy day or during festivals.