Vidhu's kitchen: Asoka Halwa / Moong Dal Halwa

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Asoka Halwa / Moong Dal Halwa




Ingredients 

Yellow Moong Dal         : 1 cup
Wheat flour                    : 1/2 cup
Sugar                             : 2 cups
Ghee                              : 1 1/2 cups
Red kesari powder/ food colour
Cardamom powder
Saffron
Almonds sliced
Pumpkin seeds


Method 

Pressure cook moong dal till soft and mash it .
Heat 2 tbsps ghee in a thick bottomed pan and fry wheat flour.
Add 1/2 cup water to the flour and cook to a smooth paste.
Now add the mashed moong dal , mix well.
Stir continuously on low flame.
Add sugar, kesari powder/ food colour and mix well.
Add the remaining ghee , stir well until fully cooked  and the halwa leaves the sides of the pan.
Add almonds, pumpkin seeds, cardamom powder and saffron.
Mix well and serve hot.




9 comments:

Priya Suresh said...

Super tempting halwa,i wont mind finishing that whole bowl rite now.

Myvegfare said...

A healthy halwa my manni always made this, it's been long time i ate it.., making me nostalgic

Unknown said...

Always contemplated making this - but now urs looks so yummy that have to give this a shot :)


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Love2cook Malaysia said...

Slurrpppp...what a tempting halwa over there! :)

Akila said...

Omg this is simply awesome...

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interestig recipe of halwa .bookmark it

Swathi said...

Asoka halwa looks super.

Unknown said...

Very nice recipe. Easy to cook at home, thanks for sharing
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