Indian
Indian - Desserts and Sweets
Shahi Moong Dal Halwa (Variation 6)
Chef's Menu Description
A time-honoured Indian confectionery hand-crafted with reduced milk, fragrant green cardamom, saffron, and toasted pistachio nuts.
Ingredients
- • 1/4 cup raw rice
- • 1/4 cup yellow moong dal
- • 3/4 cup grated jaggery
- • 2 1/2 cups water
- • 2 tbsp ghee
- • 10 cashew nuts
- • 1/4 tsp green cardamom powder
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Dry-roast the moong dal until fragrant and golden.
2
Phase 2
Simmer the rice and roasted dal in the water until soft and mushy.
3
Phase 3
Melt the jaggery gently until syrupy, strain, and stir into the cooked rice; simmer until well blended.
4
Phase 4
Fry the cashews in the ghee until golden and pour over the pongal with the cardamom powder.
5
Phase 5
Serve hot.