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Moong daal halwa is a mouth-watering Indian dessert famous across cultural boundaries. Sweetened with sugar, flavoured with pure ghee and garnished with plenty of nuts, moong daal halwa is a royal treat on this festive season. Raksha Bandhan is here. Welcome your loving brothers and sisters with the aromatic and scrumptious looks of this popular Jodhpuri Indian dessert.
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 90 minutes
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Serves: 12
Ingredients:
· Moong Daal 0.5 kg
· Pure Ghee 0.5 kg
· Sugar 1.0 kg
· Milk Double the quantity of daal
· Khoya 250 gms
· Cashew nuts 20-25
· Raisins 30
· Almonds 20-25
Method:
· Take moong daal and wash thoroughly.
· Soak it in water for two hours.
· Drain the water and make fine paste in a processor without adding water.
· Put a deep big pan on fire.
· Put ghee in the pan and pour the daal paste in it.
· Stir it for half an hour constantly on low flame as it will keep sticking at the bottom of the pan.
· Cook it for another one hour stirring occasionally.
· After some time the halwa will look like suji halwa and turn to light brown in colour.
· It will start leaving ghee on the sides.
· Add dry fruits and grated khoya in it.
· Cook it for another 10 minutes on low flame and put sugar and milk in it.
· Stir till it gets dry on low flame.
· Serve hot.
Be a little patient while cooking this halwa as it takes more time than other halwas. But, you will not regret putting that extra effort to make it. Loaded with lots of protein and calcium, this flavourful delight will definitely complete the Raksha Bandhan treat in an exotic manner. Be the star of the special day by satisfying the craving of your dear ones by preparing this delicious Indian sweet.
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