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

 * 1) Grind moong dal coarsley.
 * 2) Heat ghee in a thick bottomed dekchi and fry the dal till golden.
 * 3) Add milk and cook till the milk has been absorbed.
 * 4) 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.
 * 5) Make sugar syrup of one thread consistency, add saffron and cardamom powder to it.
 * 6) Add the fried dal to the syrup and stir quickly till it mixes well.
 * 7) If you want you can add thin silvers of blanched almonds.