Kesar Moong Dal Halwa(Dusshera Special)

 

 

Ingradients:

1 cup                - Moong Dal

1 tbsp               - Gram flour/ Besan

1 cup                - Sugar

1cup                 - Water

1/2 cup            - Milk

150 gms          - Khoya

1/2cup             - Clarified Butter/Ghee

1/4 tsp             - Saffron/ Kesar

 

Method:

* After soaking the dal for 4 hours, grind the dal to a coarse paste.

* In a heavy bottom pan add ghee, besan and fry for few seconds. Now add dal and keep stirring.

* Keep stirring till it changes the colour. Then take it onto a plate. 

* Now add khoya to the same pan n fry till it leaves oil and then add this khoya to the dal mixture.

* In a seperate bowl add sugar and water and bring it to a boil. Now again put that dal mixture in a pan and stir for few seconds.>

* Add the sugar syrup and milk and keep stirring continuously. Now cover it with a plate for few seconds and remove the plate and keep stirring again for a minute or two. 

* Once it is cooked, take it out in a serving plate, take some nuts, which are fried in ghee and garnish the halwa and sprinkle some saffron on it. It is ready to be served!

 

 

..Divya