moong dal halwa
Moong dal halwa recipe
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Moong Dal halwa is a traditional Indian dessert made using split moong lentils. It is rich and loaded with lots of ghee and nuts.
Moong dal halwa is versatile yummy and extremely delicious. If you have been looking for moong dal halwa recipe like halwai or dessert shop, you have come to the right place. Here I bring you the step by step guide on how to make moong dal halwa recipe at home.
A traditional dessert moong Dal halwa need little bit more passion and continue stirring to bring the best result from the lentil.
Ingredients required for the halwa
Dal : Good quality moong dal.
Ghee : Pure ghee gives the best result. You can use vegetable ghee( dalda) as well.
Sugar : Fine quality sugar is preferred.
Nuts : Cashewnuts, pistachios and raisins
Other ingredients : cardamom powder, gram flour and saffron ( optional).
Variations :
Moong dal halwa with jaggery, moong dal halwa with milk and Rajasthani moong dal halwa are some variations.
Tips to make best moong Dal halwa
- Soak the dal for atleast 3 to 4 hours and while grinding use less or no water.
- Add sugar syrup when the halwa start to become light brown.
These traditional desserts like gulab jamun,kala jamun and moong Dal halwa are made by using a ratio based ingredients.
For moong Dal halwa the ratio is 1:1.25:1.25 where if you are using 1 kg Dal then take 1.25 kg sugar and 1.25 kg ghee.
You can read the recipe for kala jamun where Ingredients are also taken in a traditional ratio based.
You can read the recipe for kala jamun where Ingredients are also taken in a traditional ratio based.
As I said earlier moong Dal halwa requires a lot of ghee to yields a perfect smooth texture. If the amount of ghee is less then the texture of halwa become hard .
You can adjust the amount according to your taste. And also this moong Dal halwa recipe is without milk.
Steps to make moong dal halwa
Preparation
Soak the moong Dal (lentils) with adequate amount of water overnight or for 2 - 3 hours.
Therefore drain and grind the soaked moong Dal into a fine paste. Try not to use any water while making the paste
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Sugar syrup for the halwa
Make sugar syrup in a deep vessel pan or kadai mixing around 300 ml water with the sugar in slow flame fire. Keep the sugar syrup remain warm in slow fire.
Making the halwa
Take a heavy kadai or a non stick pan and heat around 50 ml ghee in slow flame. Add the gram flour and cook for around 10 seconds.
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Therefore pour the Dal paste in the pan and stir continuously. Cook the ground moong Dal till become warm in slow flame fire. This is the most hardest step while preparing the halwa as it get stick to the kadai or pan. So keep stirring the Dal for 2 to 3 minutes till they become warm.
Now pour the half of the remaining ghee into the pan and mix well by stirring. The halwa slowly starts to break down and it become little easy to stir. If there is any lump formed then break them down.
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Again pour the remaining ghee into the halwa and stir continuously. It become more smooth now to stir. Increase the gas flame to medium now and keep stirring.
Slowly the halwa start to change its color to brown and the ghee start to separate.
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When the halwa become light brown lower the gas flame to low and pour half of the warm sugar syrup and stir till evaporated.
Again pour the remaining sugar syrup and cook further. You can feel a fried aroma of the moong Dal.
Ghee get separated and the halwa become golden.
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Add the cashew nuts, raisin and cardamom powder and mix well and cook for another one minute.
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Switch of the gas and remove the halwa in a serving bowl and serve topping with almond and pistachio flakes.
Is moong Dal halwa good for health
Moong Dal is packed with protein and low in Carbohydrate and recommended as vegetarian superfood. Moong Dal has plenty of health benefits as well.
But when made halwa with lots of ghee and sugar it lost many of its benefits.
Moong Dal halwa is not a healthy option for diabetic person. Not recommend for cardiac patient and weight lose.
Moong Dal is packed with protein and low in Carbohydrate and recommended as vegetarian superfood. Moong Dal has plenty of health benefits as well.
But when made halwa with lots of ghee and sugar it lost many of its benefits.
Moong Dal halwa is not a healthy option for diabetic person. Not recommend for cardiac patient and weight lose.
Moong Dal halwa recipe
Moong Dal halwa is a traditional Indian dessert made from split moong lentils. Pre soaked Dal is grind to a fine paste and cooked in ghee till it become golden brown. Cashew nuts, raisins and cardamom powder are used to enhance its flavours.
Prep time cooking time serving
180 min 20 min 3
Author :- Mobasir hassan
Author :- Mobasir hassan
Ingredients
- 200 gm moong Dal ( mung lentils)
- 1 teaspoon green cardamom powder
- 250 gm Ghee (clarified butter)
- 250 gm Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon gram flour (besan)
- 1 teaspoon cashew nut
- 1 teaspoon raisin
- Few saffron stand ( optional)
Preparation
- Soak the moong Dal with water for 3 to 4 hours or overnight.
- Drain the water and grind them into a fine paste. Add little water as required while grinding the dal.
- Make a sugar syrup with mixing around 300 ml water with the sugar in a deep vessel pan in slow flame.
- Take a kadai or a non stick pan and heat 50 ml ghee in slow flame. Add the gram flour and mix for 10 second.
- Now pour the moong Dal paste and stir continuously. This is the hardest step as the Dal get stick to the pan. So stir them continuously for 2 - 3 minutes.
- Pour half of the remaining ghee into the pan and stir to mix with Dal. Break down if there is any lumps.
- Again pour the remaining ghee and stir continuously till the ghee start to separate.
- Pour half of the light warm sugar syrup into it and stir till it evaporated. The halwa start to brown and it become easy to stir them now.
- Again pour the remaining sugar syrup and cook further. You can now feel the fried aroma of the halwa and it become golden now.
- Add the cashew nuts, raisins and cardamom powder over the halwa.
- Switch off the gas flame and remove it in a serving bowl. Sprinkle almond and pistachio flakes and serve hot.
Moong Dal halwa recipe video
Nutritional value
• You can use milk as well for the recipe. Replace water in sugar syrup with milk and use it.
• Don't use all the ghee at the beginning to roast the ground moong Dal. Otherwise lumps are formed and it would become hard to mashed them.
• Gram flour or besan ( chickpea) helps the halwa not to stick on kadai or pan . So if possible use it as mentioned above.
• You can keep moong Dal halwa up to 15 days refrigerated. Before use add little milk and microwave.
- Calories :- 556 kcal
- Fats :- 27 gm | Fiber :- 7 g
- Carbohydrate :- 72 g | Sugar :- 47 g
- Protein :- 12 g | Iron :- 3.2 mg
• You can use milk as well for the recipe. Replace water in sugar syrup with milk and use it.
• Don't use all the ghee at the beginning to roast the ground moong Dal. Otherwise lumps are formed and it would become hard to mashed them.
• Gram flour or besan ( chickpea) helps the halwa not to stick on kadai or pan . So if possible use it as mentioned above.
• You can keep moong Dal halwa up to 15 days refrigerated. Before use add little milk and microwave.
If you love Indian desserts recipe then I am sure you would love the recipe of
You can read more recipe made using moong Dal like Vegetables Dal khichdi recipe made using moong Dal.
