Moong Halwa (Asoka Halwa)
Moong Halwa (Asoka Halwa)

Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, moong halwa (asoka halwa). It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Moong Halwa (Asoka Halwa) is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Moong Halwa (Asoka Halwa) is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

Moong Dal Halwa Recipe with step by step photos. Moong Dal Halwa is an addictive and delicious halwa variety made from mung lentils and ghee Moong dal halwa is usually made on celebratory or festive occasions like Holi, Diwali, marriages etc. For this halwa recipe I referred a book on the cuisine.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook moong halwa (asoka halwa) using 12 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Moong Halwa (Asoka Halwa):
  1. Get 1 cup moong, split andehusked, looks yellow
  2. Get 1/4 cup melted butter
  3. Prepare 1 tbsp wheat flour
  4. Take 1 1/2 cup brown sugar
  5. Prepare 1 tsp saffron
  6. Make ready 1 tsp cardamom powder
  7. Take 1 tsp nutmeg, freshly grated
  8. Make ready 1 tsp cinnamon, freshly ground
  9. Make ready 1/2 tbsp cashews, roasted
  10. Make ready 1/2 tbsp raisins roasted
  11. Take 1/2 tbsp almond
  12. Prepare 1 tsp pistachio

Ghee gives richness to this halwa while cardamom powder makes this sweet and exotic dish. Cooked moong dal merges well with these ingredients and transforms into a. Moong dal halwa made with moong dal, sugar, ghee and cardamom powder. The moong dal halwa will become runny at this stage and then turns thick within few minutes.

Steps to make Moong Halwa (Asoka Halwa):
  1. Make a checklist, collect required ingredients, and keep them within your reach
  2. In a non stick saucepan over medium heat dry roast moong—2 minutes. Transfer into a bowl, add 3c water, cook in a pressure cooker. Make sure it is completely cooked. - Over medium heat in a non stick saucepan roast wheat flower in a tbsp melted butter –about 2 minutes. - Transfer cooked moong into the saucepan. Mix well. Stir in sugar Stir in saffron, cardamom,nutmeg, cinnamon. Simmer heat, continue cooking until halva thickens about 10 minutes. As it thickens add rest of the melted butter.
  3. When Halwa contents come together turn off the heat, Transfer into a bowl. Stir in pistachios. - Over medium heat roast raisins and cashews in a tbsp butter in a skillet –about 2 minutes. Garnish the Halwa with raisins cashews and almonds
  4. Taste to make sure that the halwa meets with your approval and good to serve

Since I used a cast iron pan and not a non-stick, mine was super. Ashoka or Asoka Halwa is a popular dessert from the musical place of Thiruvaiyaru in Thanjavur district. It is traditionally served in many Tamil weddings and always part of a feast. Made from moong dal, wheat flour, sugar and ghee, it is a distance cousin of the Moong Dal Halwa which is the North. Moong dal halwa is a luxurious yet lip-smacking sweet from the state of Rajasthan.

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