Ashoka Halwa

I saw this recipe in Roshni's blog and had immediately book marked it. With Valentine's Day around the corner, I thought this would be a nice one to make. It came out delicious and the procedure is relatively easy.

The moong dal : sugar : ghee ratio recommended is 1 : 2 : 3. But I used only 2 cups of ghee. It tasted pretty good with that as well. But ofcourse, it will be better with more.



Ingredients:

Moong Dal - 1 cup
Sugar - 2 cups
Ghee - 2 cups
All Purpose Flour/Maida - 4 tbsp
Caradamom - 1/2 tsp
Orange food colour - a pinch
Cashews - a few
Raisins - a few

Method:

• Cook the Moong Dal with enough water in a pressure cooker till it is well cooked. It should be mushy. If it still has its shape, just run it in the mixie.
• Heat a little ghee in a pan. Fry the cashews. Keep aside.
• Add the raisins and fry and keep aside.
• Add the maida and stir till it gets a slight brown colour.
• Now add the Moong Dal and stir till it starts to come together.
• Add the sugar, cardamom powder, food colour and 1 cup of ghee. Mix and keep stirring till the sugar melts and the ghee is almost absorbed. Make sure there are no lumps formed.
• Add more ghee and stir again.
• When the halwa starts leaving the sides of the pan, its done, switch off and garnish with cashews and raisins.

Delicious Ashoka Halwa is ready!!!