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    Moong Dal Halwa Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 6, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Moong Dal Halwa Recipe with step by step pictures. Popular indian dessert recipe made with moong dal.

    Moong Dal Halwa Recipe

    Moong dal halwa is one of my favourite. It is delicious and pretty easy to make. The only hard task is keep on stirring, you can never step away from the pan when you are toasting moong dal, else it may gets stuck or burn or form lumps. 

    Moong Dal Halwa Ingredients

    • Yellow Split Moong Dal - 1 cup
    • Ghee - ½ cup
    • Sugar - 1 cup
    • Milk - 2 cups
    • Cardamom Powder - 1 tsp
    • Saffron a pinch

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    Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

    How to Make Moong Dal Halwa

    1. Wash and soak moong dal for 4 hours. Drain it and take it in a blender. puree till smooth.
    2. Take milk, sugar in a sauce pan and bring it to a boil.Turn off the heat and add in saffron and cardamom.
    3. Now heat ghee in a nonstick pan, add the moong dal puree in and mix well.
    4. Cook this and keep stirring and pressing till it gets cooked.
    5. Keep cooking till the mixture gets dry and toasty. It will take around 30 mins.
    6. Now add in milk mixture and mix well. Cook this till it thickens and gets halwa like texture.
    7. Done.

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    Moong Dal Halwa Recipe | Moong Dal Ka Halwa Recipe

    Moong Dal Halwa Recipe with step by step pictures. Popular indian dessert recipe made with moong dal.
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 30 minutes mins
    Total Time 40 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine Indian, North Indian
    Servings 4 servings

    Ingredients
      

    • Yellow Split Moong Dal - 1 cup
    • Ghee - ½ cup
    • Sugar - 1 cup
    • Milk - 2 cups
    • Cardamom Powder - 1 tsp
    • Saffron a pinch

    Instructions
     

    • Wash and soak moong dal for 4 hours. Drain it and take it in a blender. puree till smooth.
    • Take milk, sugar in a sauce pan and bring it to a boil.Turn off the heat and add in saffron and cardamom.
    • Now heat ghee in a nonstick pan, add the moong dal puree in and mix well.
    • Cook this and keep stiring and pressing till it gets cooked.
    • Keep cooking till the mixture gets dry and toasty. It will take around 30 mins.
    • Now add in milk mixture and mix well. Cook this till it thickens and gets halwa like texture.
    • Done.

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    Moong Dal Halwa Step by Step

     
    Wash dal well

     

    cover with water and soak for 4 hours

     

    now it is soaked

     

    take it in a blender

     

    puree till smooth

     

    now it is done

     

    take sugar in a sauce pan

     

    add milk

     

    bring it to a boil

     

    take it off the heat and add in cardamom powder

     

    add saffron

     

    heat ghee in a pan

     

    add moong dal mix in and stir well

     

    keep mixing and keep stirring

     

    continue cooking

     

    keep pressing so no lumps is formed

     

    mix well

     

    when you keep on stirring the dal will get toasty

     

    like this

     

    now it is done

     

    add in milk mix

     

    mix well

     

    bring it to a boil and cook

     

    keep cooking

     

    cook till it thickens

     

    like a halwa

     

    Serve

     

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    1. Anonymous

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      Can we pressure cook the dal instead of grinding..

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      Very tempting! Neatly presented with step by step pictures.

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      Thanks for all the amazing recipes. Whenever we like something outside and we want to try at home, we just look up for yummy yummy Aarthi recipes. All have turned out absolutely great. Thanks for all your efforts to share this. It is highly appreciated.

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