Thursday 2 April 2015

Moong Dal Sheera / Halwa









It was my best friend's anniversary and I was thinking of preparing a sweet which I have never tried before. Then the idea of making this delicious sweet came to my mind. Inspired by vahrehvah.com, I prepared this with lot of time and effort. I can say, all the efforts were totally worth it. The final results were just amazing. You will forget the entire hard work and time invested to prepare this awesome dessert once you dig in.

Lets see how to prepare this.

Ingredients

  • Yellow Moong Dal - 1 cup (200 gms)
  • Ghee - 1 cup (200 gms)
  • Full Fat milk - 1/2 cup
  • Hot Water - 1/2 cup
  • Condensed Milk - 2 tblspn
  • Sugar - 1.5 cups
  • Cardamom powder - 2 tsp
  • Dry fruits and nuts of your choice 

Method

  • Soak Moong dal over night with enough water. If you forgot to soak it over night, soak it atleast for 3 hours. Grind it to a coarse paste, adding very little water.

  •  In a non-stick pan, add ghee. Before it becomes hot, add the moong dal paste and mix well to avoid any lumps. 
 
  • After some time, you can see that the mixture might have become like a crumble. 

  • Cook it in a slow flame for about 1 hour, stirring it continuously.
  


  • It would have become more darker in color than the beginning, after 1 hour.
In the beginning

After 1 hour
  • At this point add water, condensed milk and hot milk to it. Keep stirring it until it becomes thick again
 
  • Mix dried fruits. You can even roast in ghee before adding i. I skipped this step. Just added it as it is
 
  • Add sugar and cardamom powder. Sugar will start melting in few seconds. Mix it until it becomes thick again.
  




  • Let it cool down a bit and serve. 

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