Moong Dal Halwa

Name: Moong Dal Halwa
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200g split moong dal yellow lentils; 150g ghee; 200g sugar; 500ml milk; 1 tsp cardamom ground; 50g cashews and raisins mixed

A rich, warming North Indian dessert made from split mung dal slow-cooked with ghee and sugar until it turns fudgy, fragrant and deeply satisfying.

Total time

50 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

35 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Indian

Vegetarian

Ingredients

200gsplit moong dal yellow lentils

150gghee

200gsugar

500mlmilk

1 tspcardamom ground

50gcashews and raisins mixed

Instructions

Soak dal 2 hours. Blend coarsely.

Heat ghee in a heavy pan. Add dal paste. Stir constantly over medium heat 20–25 minutes until golden.

Heat milk and sugar until sugar dissolves.

Pour into dal stirring. Cook 10 more minutes until absorbed.

Stir in cardamom, cashews and raisins. Serve warm.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories

607

Protein

Fat

41.6g

Carbs

56g

Fiber

Sodium

54mg

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