Moong Dal Halwa - मूंग दाल हलवा (Moong Bean Fudge)

Hello Friends,

Another Blogging Marathon week. It is BM # 6 and I am doing Regional Specials again and will be posting 7 days of Rajasthani Delicacies. Today is Day 3 and here is my Rajasthani Special for the same.

It is a very traditional halwa that is usually made on festivals or marriages or most commonly Diwali :)

Moong Dal Halwa - मूंग दाल हलवा (Moong Bean Fudge)

Ingredients

Moong Dal (Yellow Moong Bean) - 1/2 cups

Mawa/Khoa (Milk Reductions) - 1/2 cup

Ghee (Clarified Butter) - 1/2 cup

Sugar - 1/3 cup

Mixed nuts - I picked Cashew and raisins (broken), roasted in little ghee.

Preparation

• Soak moong dal in water for about 2-3 hours and then grind to coarse paste with no water.
• Heat ghee in a non-stick pan and fry ground moong till nice aroma comes from it and it stops sticking to the bottom.
• Now, add mawa and sugar to it and mix well, stirring frequently till, it all comes to a halwa/fudge consistency. 
• Once the dal is all cooked, nice aroma will come and the ghee will start separating, which would mean it is done.
• At this point, mix fried cashew and raisins to it or use it as garnishing in individual bowls, as you prefer.
• Alternatively, you can grease a plate, pour the cooked halwa right after you take it off from the heat and then cut in desired shapes. Just easy to serve and good portion size :)

Serving

Serve it as dessert (warm) to end a perfect dinner !!!

That's all for now. Do check out what other BM bloggers are doing.