Indian
Indian - Desserts and Sweets
Shahi Moong Dal Halwa (Variation 2)
Chef's Menu Description
A time-honoured Indian confectionery hand-crafted with reduced milk, fragrant green cardamom, saffron, and toasted pistachio nuts.
Ingredients
- • 1 cup yellow moong dal (split, skinned)
- • 3/4 cup ghee
- • 3/4 cup sugar
- • 1 cup full-fat milk
- • 4 green cardamom pods, crushed
- • 10 cashews, halved
- • 10 almonds, blanched and slivered
- • a pinch of saffron strands
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Wash the moong dal and soak it in water for 3 hours, then drain.
2
Phase 2
Coarsely grind the soaked dal with minimal water to a thick, sandy paste.
3
Phase 3
Melt 1/2 cup ghee in a heavy kadhai, add the dal paste, and stir continuously over low heat until it turns golden and stops smelling raw.
4
Phase 4
Add the milk and cook, stirring, until the milk is fully absorbed and the mixture thickens.
5
Phase 5
Add the sugar and remaining ghee; cook until the halwa leaves the sides of the pan and ghee begins to separate.
6
Phase 6
Stir in the crushed cardamom and saffron, garnish with the fried cashews and almonds, and serve warm.