Indian
Indian - Desserts and Sweets
Shahi Moong Dal Halwa (Variation 7)
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 raw rice
- • 2 tbsp moong dal
- • 3/4 cup jaggery, grated
- • 1/4 cup ghee
- • 1/2 tsp ground cardamom
- • 10 cashews
- • 1 tbsp raisins
- • 2 cups water
- • 1 cup milk
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Dry-roast the moong dal until aromatic and lightly golden.
2
Phase 2
Pressure-cook the rice and roasted dal with the water and milk until soft and mushy.
3
Phase 3
Melt the jaggery with 1/4 cup water, strain, and boil 2 minutes.
4
Phase 4
Add the cooked rice-dal to the jaggery and stir well, then cook 5 minutes until it thickens.
5
Phase 5
Fry the cashews and raisins in the ghee until golden.
6
Phase 6
Fold the ghee, cashews, raisins, and cardamom into the pongal and serve warm.