Ingredients
The following ingredients have 5 Servings
- Payatham paruppu /Moong dal/Green gram dal – 1/4th cup (1 part)
- Wheat flour/atta – 1/4th cup (1 part)
- Sugar – 3/4th cup (3 parts)
- Ghee/clarified butter – 3/4th cup (3 parts (* See notes))
- Orange food coloring – a pinch
- Cardamom powder – ½ tsp
- Cashews or almonds – for garnishing
Instruction
- In a pan dry roast the moong dal until golden brown. To this add enough water and cook it until very soft and mushy. This could also be done in the cooker, but it cooks pretty quickly on the stove top. Using a masher, mash the cooked dal to a smooth consistency. If you prefer very smooth halwa, you could use a hand blender and give it quick grind.
- In a wide non stick pan, add 1/4th cup of ghee and add the wheat flour in it. Fry the wheat flour in the ghee until it starts turning color and a nice aroma comes (about 8 mins).
- To the same pan, add the cooked dal, sugar and the remaining ghee and cook it over medium heat. Keep mixing the halwa until they all start to come together and begins to leave the sides of the pan. At this stage add the color and cardamom powder and mix it well. Remove it from flame.
- Adding all the ingredients
- The halwa liquifies a little after adding all the ingredients.
- The halwa begins to leave the sides of the pan
- Garnish – heat about a tsp of ghee in a small pan and fry the cashews or almonds and add to the halwa.
- Serve the Asoka Halwa warm or at room temperature.
