Moong Dal Halwa with Khoya | Moong Dal Halwa | Holi Traditional Dessert

 

Moong Dal Halwa is an Indian Dessert made with Moong lentils, Khoya, Milk, Ghee, Sugar, Cardamom and Dry fruits.

Holi is a festival of colors which marks the beginning of the spring season. This festival celebrate the triumph of good over evil. It is also associated with the eternal love of  Lord Krishna and Radha. It's a festival to play with colors, bonfire, dancing and singing and to savour in some traditional delights. 

A festival is an excuse to feast. Like all Indian festivals, sweets (Indian Mithai) play very important role in holi. Add this Moong Dal Halwa to your Holi spread. This delicious recipe will add to the fun and sprit of the festivities.

Moong Dal is an aromatic and flavorful sweet. It doesn't require much ingredients but yes, it does require a lot of time and effort to make. The ingredients which you require to make Moong Dal Halwa are Moong Dal, Khoya, Milk, Ghee, Sugar, Cardamom and Dry fruits.

Moong Dal Halwa is a classic rich traditional dessert which is always joy to have. It is not just delicious but a filling wholesome halwa which you will love to have.

This Moong Dal Halwa was made by my Mom yesterday, it was so delicious that I just couldn’t stop myself and share the recipe with y’all. So here is it with step by step pictures.

Step by Step Method To Make Moong Dal Halwa

How To Make Moong Dal Halwa With Khoya

1. Soak Moong dal (split husked yellow lentils) in water for 4-5 hours.

2. Drain water, and rinse the moong dal until the water runs clear.

3. In a food processor, add moong dal and grind it coarsely adding enough water around 1/2 cup. Keep it aside.

4. Melt 6-7 spoons of ghee (clarified butter) in a large wide pan over a medium flame.

5. Add the coarsely grounded dal in the pan.

6. Stir it well so that the halwa doesn't stick to the pan.

(Add more ghee in the grounded moong dal and stir.)

7. Keep stirring the halwa on the low flame till it turns light brown. Keep roasting with constant stirring, until the ghee starts to separates out from the sides and the texture in no longer lumpy. Break the lumps and keep stirring for atleast 25-30 minutes.

8. Meanwhile when the halwa is cooking, take another pan, heat 1 cup milk and let it boil. After 4-5 minutes, add 2 cups sugar, 2 cups water, and stir it for 3-4 minutes. Keep stirring so that the sugar is completely dissolved and no lumps are to be found. Once it comes to boil turn off the flame. Keep it aside.

9. When the moong dal get separated in the pan, add khoya/mawa or (dried evaporated milk solid).

10. Next, add the hot milk mixture in the cooked fried moong dal very carefully and stir well so that no lumps are found. 

11. The Mixture will start to thickens slowly. Continue stirring on low flame. Once again the ghee will starts to separates out from the sides. 

12. Add in the chopped dry fruits and pumpkin seeds (optional), followed by the crushed cardamom pods (seeds removed) and stir it for 2-3 minutes. Mixture will start to thickens slowly. Continue stirring on low flame and turn off the heat.

13. Serve hot Moong Dal Halwa to your family and enjoy!

Patience is a virtue as Moong Dal Halwa takes lot of time and effort to make.

If you haven’t tried this recipe yet, just give it a try and let me know in the comments below. Happy holi!! 

How To Make Moong Dal Halwa | Moong Dal Halwa with Khoya | Holi Traditional Dessert

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 45 minutes - 1 hour
Serves: 6-8 People
Author: The Food Root

Ingredients:

Soaking Time: 4-5 hours

For Soaking Moong Lentils 

1 cup Moong Lentils, coarsed (split husked yellow lentils)

For Grinding Moong Lentils 

1/2 cup water

To Make Halwa

7-8 tablespoon ghee
1 cup full fat milk
2 cups water
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup khoya
chopped dryfruits (cashews, pistachios, raisins)
1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds (optional)

6-8 cardamom pods, husked or powdered

Method:

1. Soak Moong dal (split husked yellow lentils) in water for 3-4 hours.

2. Drain water, and rinse the moong dal until the water runs clear.

3. In a food processor, add moong dal and grind it coarsely adding enough water around 1/2 cup. Keep it aside.

4. Melt 6-7 spoons of ghee or clarified butter in a large wide pan over a medium flame.

5. Add the coarsely grounded dal in the pan.

6. Stir it well so that the halwa doesn't stick to the pan. 

7. Keep stirring the halwa on the low flame till it turns light brown. Keep roasting with constant stirring, until the ghee starts to separates out from the sides and the texture in no longer lumpy. Break the lumps and keep stirring for atleast 25-30 minutes.

8. Meanwhile when the halwa is cooking, take another pan, heat 1 cup milk and let it boil. After 4-5 minutes, add 2 cups sugar, 2 cups water, and stir it for 3-4 minutes. Keep stirring so that the sugar is completely dissolved and no lumps are to be found. Once it comes to boil turn off the flame. Keep it aside.

9. When the moong dal get separated in the pan, add khoya/mawa or (dried evaporated milk solid).

10. Next, add the hot milk mixture in the cooked fried moong dal very carefully and stir well so that no lumps are found. 

11. The Mixture will start to thickens slowly. Continue stirring on low flame. Once again the ghee will starts to separates out from the sides. 

12. Add in the chopped dry fruits and pumpkin seeds (optional), followed by the crushed cardamom pods (seeds removed) and stir it for 2-3 minutes. Mixture will start to thickens slowly. Continue stirring on low flame and turn off the heat.

13. Serve hot Moong Dal Halwa to your family and enjoy!

Notes:

1. Use full-fat milk to make Moong Dal Halwa more delicious.

2. Soak Moong Dal Lentils for 4-5 hours or overnight.

3. Adding khoya is optional. You can skip it if you want.

4. Add sugar as per your taste.

5. Add your choice of dry fruits and nuts in the Moong Dal halwa.

6. Add cardamom pod, husked or powdered to get the intense flavour.

How To Make Carrot Halwa

 

This traditional Gajar Ka Halwa is made with Carrots, Cream, Khoya, Sugar, Ghee and lots of Nuts. It's a delicious North Indian sweet but is relished on every occasion. Serve this classic, rich and creamy halwa and enjoy it with your loved ones!

Happy holi everyone!! Holi is a festival of colors and celebrated with great warmth and high spirit. It’s a major festival in India. It begins with the lightening of bonfire and welcome the new beginnings with open arms. This festival is incomplete without the exchange of gifts, fruits, dry fruits and sweets.

There are host of traditional delicacies that are relished on holi festival and make this occasion even more enjoyable like Pede, Kheer, Gujiya, Puranpoli, Malpua, Ladoo, Thandai, Rasmalai, Jalebi, Sevaiya or Gajar ka Halwa and many more.

This Holi, my Mother and I have made Gajar Ka Halwa. It's a traditional North Indian Sweet that both kids and adults can enjoy. It's a must try dessert for winter season. So do try this recipe with your friends and family and enjoy the day!

This dessert hardly needs any occasion to be prepared and relished. It keeps you warm and healthy and can be served at all festivals like Diwali, Eid, Holi, Raksha Bandhan.

This Carrot based sweet dessert pudding is so rich and satisfying that I can have it all day and night. The method is sure time consuming, but the halwa is so soft and delicious, and the aroma of the cardamom powder is absolutely irresistible. It’s a slow cooked dessert but if you know the proper method it doesn’t take much time.

All you need is fresh, sweet, and abundance of red carrots which is properly washed, peeled than grated. It goes into non stick pan. Add a lot of khoya, full fat cream, sugar, ghee and lots of nuts in it and your Gajar Ka Halwa is ready. 

So this was the simple recipe of your low fat, low calorie Gajar Ka Halwa. Make this Holi delicacy and also let us know how you like it in the comments below.

Gajar Ka Halwa | Carrot Halwa Recipe | 

 How To Make Gajar Halwa 

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Serves: 6-8 People

Author : The Food Root

Ingredients:

8-10 large carrots

1/2 cup full fat cream (milk cream)

5 tbsp sugar

1 cup crumbled khoya

4 tbsp ghee 

Chopped dry fruits of your choice - (optional)

1/4 tsp cardamom powder

1 tbsp cashews

2 tbsp almonds

1 tbsp raisins

1 tbsp pistachios

Method:

 

1. Wash the carrots and peel it with grater to discard the skin.

2. Heat the non stick pan, add the grated carrots, mix, and cook them till the quantity is reduced to half, on a medium flame. Stir continuously, until it  changes it's color. It will take around 12-15 minutes. 

3. Pour full fat cream in the pan and stir it continuously till it evaporates. It will take around 2 minutes.

4. Add sugar, as per your sweetness and mix it well. Cook for another 4 minutes on medium flame, while stirring continuously.

5. Next, add crumbled Khoya mix it well. Cover and cook them on a medium flame for around 10 minutes than stir it for a while.

6. Add ghee and mix it for next 2 minutes.

7. Add cardamom powder and chopped dry fruits and mix well for next 2 minutes.

8. And, your gajar ka halwa is ready. Turn off the heat, and let it rest for few minutes before serving.

Notes:

1. You can also add milk in Gajar Ka Halwa and boil it on low heat and keep stirring until the milk evaporates but it's totally optional.

2. I’ve added full fat cream instead of milk so that it doesn't take much time to get ready.

3. It tastes good without cardamom powder as well but the aroma of the cardamom powder in indian desserts is unbeatable.

4. Add chopped dry fruits of your choice.

5. You can also add vanilla ice cream on top of it and serve.

6. It can be prepared a day before or two before a large gathering. Just reheat gajar ka halwa at the time of serving.

7. You can also add some jaggery instead of sugar in the halwa.

8. You can increase or decrease sugar as per your taste.

9. Gajar ka halwa can be stored in the refrigerator for 5-7 days.

10. Even adding ghee in the gajar halwa is totally optional.