Indian
Indian - Desserts and Sweets
Shahi Moong Dal Halwa (Variation 5)
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, soaked 4 hours and drained
- • 1/2 cup ghee
- • 3/4 cup sugar
- • 1 cup whole milk
- • 1/4 tsp green cardamom powder
- • 10 saffron strands soaked in 2 tbsp warm milk
- • 2 tbsp sliced almonds
- • 1 tbsp chopped pistachios
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Grind the soaked moong dal to a coarse paste with minimal water.
2
Phase 2
Heat the ghee in a heavy kadhai and fry the dal paste over low heat, stirring continuously, until it turns golden and releases the ghee.
3
Phase 3
Add the milk gradually and keep stirring until the dal absorbs it and turns crumbly.
4
Phase 4
Add the sugar and cook until the halwa thickens and ghee separates at the edges.
5
Phase 5
Stir in the cardamom powder and saffron milk and cook 2 more minutes.
6
Phase 6
Garnish with almonds and pistachios and serve warm.