Moong Dal Halwa

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Ingredients:

Moong Dal 1 Cup
Milk 1/2 Cup
Khoya 1/2 Cup
Sugar 1 1/4 Cups
Pure Ghee 1 Cup
Cashews 5
Raisins 10

Method of preparation:

Break cashews into small pieces.
Soak moong dal in enough water for 3 hours or more.
Strain the soaked moong dal and grind the moong dal coarsely using a blender with minimum water.

Heat sugar in a sauce pot with 3/4th cup of water.
Bring to boil till sugar dissolves and start to thicken.
Once sugar syrup reaches 2 string consistency, remove from heat.

Heat ghee in a thick bottomed pan on low heat, add broken cashews and raisins.
Fry for a minute or until cashews turns golden brown.
Remove the cashews and raisins onto a bowl.

In the same pan with remaining ghee, add ground moong dal paste.
Fry the coarsely ground moong dal in ghee on low flame.
Stir continuously to avoid sticking until it turns golden color.
Slowly add sugar syrup and milk.
Mix well and cook till the syrup sticks to the moong halwa.
Stir in khoya and cook for a minute to let it dissolve.
Serve split moong dal halwa hot or cold garnished with fried cashews and raisins.