Mung Dal Halwa - Chef Ananya Banerjee

Here is another lockdown special recipe for you all that can be made with what i have in my pantry. I am sharing an easy and quick recipe of ‘mung dal halwa’ today. I have selected this delectable recipe keeping in mind the limited ingredients we have in our pantry due to the lockdown.
‘Mung dal halwa’ is a very tasty and comforting sweet dish famous in North-India and traditionally enjoyed in Rajasthan. It is also prepared during festivals like Diwali and Holi in North India or during occasions like wedding.
Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
1cup water
A pinch of cardamom powder
Saffron strands(optional)
1 cup mung dal
1 cup ghee
1tbsp besan
1 tbsp semolina
Nuts (almonds, cashew)

Method:
For the sugar syrup: 1cup sugar and 1 cup water, add cardamom powder, few saffron strands(optional)
Soak 1 cup mung dal & grind with minimum water,
Add 1 cup ghee in pan,
1tbsp besan,
1 tbsp semolina(suji),
Saute it till it is roasted, add the grounded dal mixture. Saute it a bit, add the prepared sugar syrup in it, keep mixing it till it texture changes
garnish it with the saffron, almonds, cashews

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