Quick Easy tasty Traditional dessert / Healthy Desert for Toddlers/Kids
India is a country of festivals and festival is a time to enjoy with family and friends the wide variety of sweets and savory items. Many sweets are made fresh, while some can be planned and made before the festival. Moong daal ka halwa is a sweet which can be made and stored in the refrigerator and easily remain good for about 15 days . you can just heat it in the microwave and serve to your guests.
Traditionally, daal is soaked overnight, and then made into a paste. Then the paste is stir fried in ghee and this process takes quite a bit of time and effort. I have learnt this instant type of quick recipe from my mother who is an awesome cook.
| Prep Time | 5 minutes |
| Cook Time | 20 minutes |
| Servings |
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Ingredients
- 100 gms Moong daal Powder (approx 1 cup)
- 1/2 cup Cream
- 1 tbsp Wheat Flour
- 3/4 cup Ghee /Clarified butter
- 1/2 Cup Mawa Khoya
- 1 cup Sugar/chini
- 1 pinch Saffron/kesar
- 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder/elaichi
- 1/2 cup Milk
- 1/2 cup Water
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Instructions
- Grind moong daal in a mixer to make a powder.
- Mix the cream in moong daal powder and soak it for 5-10 mins. If it is not convenient to mix pour a little milk to it
- Heat ghee in a heavy bottom pan.
- Add wheat flour and fry it it become pink in colour.
- Now add moon daal paste and stir on low heat till it start giving a nice aroma and turns brownish in colour
- Add khoya and stir it for a min.
- Boil sugar in water in a different vessel. When it starts boiling take a little water in a bowl and drop one drop of the sugar syrup in the bowl to check the thickness of the sugar syrup. If the sugar syrup settles in the bottom of the bowl then add this sugar syrup to the frying pan
- Cook it for 2 mins and turn off the stove.
- Now add cardamom powder and mix.
- Serve hot.
Recipe Notes
Fusion for Kids/Toddlers:-
Melt Half slab of Dark Chocolate and Milk Compound chocolate in a bowl in Microwave for 30 secs and If require melt it for another 30 secs. Take a canopy and dip it in chocolate and set it in refrigerator for 5 mins. Then add the halwa to this canopy and serve it.