Moong Dal ka Halwa

== Description ==
* Ethnicity - Central India
* Type of meal - Party, Lunch, Dinner
== Ingredients ==
* 1½ cups moong dal (soaked)
* 1½ litre milk
* 1 cup sugar
* ¾ cup mawa (well crumpled)
* ½ tsp saffron soaked in a little milk
* 5 cardamoms (powdered)
* 6 tbsp ghee 
== Directions ==
# Grind moong dal coarsley. 
# Heat ghee in a thick bottomed dekchi and fry the dal till golden. 
# Add milk and cook till the milk has been absorbed. 
# Add mawa and cook on a low fire, stirring continuously till the dal and the mawa are well blended. Remove from the fire and keep aside. 
# Make sugar syrup of one thread consistency, add saffron and cardamom powder to it. 
# Add the fried dal to the syrup and stir quickly till it mixes well. 
# If you want you can add thin silvers of blanched almonds.
Category:Central Indian Vegetarian
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