Instant and Quick Moong Dal Halwa

Instant and Quick Moong Dal Halwa is a delicious and popular Indian dessert that is often enjoyed during the winter season.

Moong dal halwa is a delicious and popular Indian dessert that is often enjoyed during the winter season. This sweet dish is made from moong dal (yellow split lentils), ghee (clarified butter), sugar, and flavored with cardamom. Here’s a simple recipe for moong dal halwa that’s perfect for the winter season. In cold weather enjoy hot hot yummy moong dal halwa. Here is the quick and easy moong dal halwa recipe step by step with pictures. Are you hungry? Don’t have much time try these Instant and Quick Moong dal halwa Recipes.

Benefits of Moong Dal halwa: Rich in nutrients such as iron (1.95 mg), protein (12.2 mg), and zinc (1.4 mg), yellow moong dal keeps your skin hydrated and retains its elasticity. Yellow moong dal’s fiber, potassium, and magnesium combine to lower blood pressure and calm anxiety. Diabetic patients should avoid it. 

Prep time: 10-15 minutes
Cooking time: 45-50 minutes
Serves: 5-6 people

Ingredients For Instant and Quick Moong Dal Halwa:

Yellow moong dal | 1 cup
Sugar syrup
Sugar | शक्कर 1 1/4 cup
Water | पानी 1 litre
Green cardamom powder | इलाइची पाउडर a pinch
Saffron केसर 15-20 strands
Ghee 1 cup (for cooking halwa)
Almond | बादाम 1/4 cup
Cashew | काजू 1/4 cup (chopped)
Rava | रवा 3 tbsp
Gram flour | बेसन 3 tbsp
Nuts for garnishing

Preparation of Moong Dal Halwa With Picture

1.Soaking Moong Dal-

Wash the yellow moong dal thoroughly to remove dirt and soak for 2 hours. Pat dry for a while in a dry cloth.

2.Roast moong Dal

Next, place a wok and dry roast the washed moong dal over medium heat until it is completely dry and changes color slightly(Shown in a picture). After properly roasting, move the mixture to a plate to cool down, then move it to a grinding jar to create a coarse powder.

3. Roast Dry Fruit And Prepare sugar syrup

Take a pan put 2tsp of ghee then roast dry fruit in ghee. After its roast kept aside.

4.Prepare sugar syrup

Take a pan and put 1 cup of water, sugar, and saffron together. After a boil let it simmer until it contain on-string consistency means (1 Tar ki chasni). Take some liquid in between your index finger and thumb. Slightly press and pull only 1 string it shows that your sugar syrup(Chasni) is ready.

Off the flame

4.Cooking Moong Dal Paste

• Place a medium-sized wok over medium heat(use the pan that use for roast the ghee), add the ghee and allow it to warm up slightly. Add the Rava and Besan to the same wok and ghee.
• Stir constantly and cook over low heat until the mixture turns biscuity and aromatic after 2-3 min add moong dal powder mix well.Keep the flame low
• Once the color reaches the biscuity stage, carefully add the prepared sugar syrup and cinnamon in batches and stir well,
• At first, the dish will seem extremely watery, but the dal will absorb the water as you stir and cook it.
• Once the whole sugar syrup has been added, you must continue stirring and and cooking until the ghee separates and all of them

5. Ghee separated

Add remaining ghee & stir continuously cooking until the ghee separates and all of them(As shown in picture).Your Moong dal halwa is ready.

6.Garnishing

Garnish with chopped almonds, cashews, and pistachio.

Enjoy yummy yummy moong dal Halwa