Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, saffron and mung dal halwa (saffron and petite yellow lentil fondant). One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
I prepared this…» For this recipe you will need Milk Ghee Moong dal soaked in water Saffron Sugar Dry fruits Mawa My others recipe video: Cocunut chutney. Moong Dal or the husked yellow Moong Halwa is a popular confection in the northern and north western regions of India. This is made usually during the winter months.
Saffron and Mung dal halwa (Saffron and Petite yellow lentil fondant) is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Saffron and Mung dal halwa (Saffron and Petite yellow lentil fondant) is something which I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook saffron and mung dal halwa (saffron and petite yellow lentil fondant) using 7 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Saffron and Mung dal halwa
(Saffron and Petite yellow lentil fondant):
- Prepare 1/2 cup Mung dal (Petite yellow lentils) soaked in water overnight
- Take 1/2 cup Caster sugar
- Prepare 1/4 cup melted ghee (or unsalted butter)
- Get 150 ml milk
- Make ready Few strands of saffron
- Get Ground Cardamom to garnish
- Make ready Your choice of nuts (chopped) to garnish
Pour the liquid stirring the dal mixture. Note I use milk and water at room temperature. A classic Moong Dal Halwa that is relished throughout Rajasthan during the winter months, as it is supposed to keep the body warm and protect it from the bitter winter cold. moong dal halwa is an Indian dessert recipe which is very famous North-Indian recipe and is made with yellow moong dal. Moong Daal Halwa Recipe, Mung dal Meetha , How To Make Moong Daal Halwa Recipe.
Instructions to make Saffron and Mung dal halwa
(Saffron and Petite yellow lentil fondant):
- Drain the water from the mung dal and grind coarsely
- In a non-stick pan, heat the ghee and add the coarsely ground mung dal. Roast for dal for about 10-15 minutes stirring continuously (until the raw mung dal aroma is gone). The dal mix should be a lovely golden yellow colour and fragrant
- In a separate pan, warm the milk and dissolve in the sugar. Bring to boil. Take off the heat and stir in few strands of saffron to give the milk a lovely saffron hue.
- Add the hot sugary milk to the roasted mung dal. [The mixture will sizzle so be careful]
- Stir continuously until the milk is absorbed and ghee starts to separate.
- Take off the heat, mix in the ground cardamom. Plate the halwa garnish with cardamom and your choice of chopped nuts
A perfect, mouth-watering, aromatic shiny and pretty Moong Dal Halwa loaded with lots of protein and calcium, made with yellow split moong dal, ghee, sugar and flavoured with cardamom powder. Moong dal halwa is a luxurious yet lip-smacking sweet from the state of Rajasthan. My first experience with this halwa was at a cousins wedding. I have tweaked the recipe by using yellow moong dal instead of green split dal. For that melt-in-your-mouth texture, dal should be pulsed to a very fine paste.
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