Moong Daal Halwa (no oil/ghee)

Ingredients

1 cup - Yellow Moong Daal

3/4 cup - Mishri ground (you may need to use more depending on taste)

4 cups - water

1/2 tsp - Green Cardamom ground

A pinch of ground Nutmeg

A pinch of Turmeric for colour

Grated/crushed Almonds

Raisins

Method

Roast whole moong daal, then grind in blender (consistency should be like sooji - a little gritty). Then sieve this so the really fine powder can be removed, this can be used for other dishes or just added to your flour for rotis. Let this soak for 1-2 hours. 

To make halwa put all the ingredients except almonds and raisins in a steel wok (kadai) and heat, bring to boil while stirring then simmer till the water is almost evaporated, then add the almonds and raisins and turn off the heat.

Nutritional profile: Makes approx. 12 servings of 1/2 cup each.

Calories per serving - 170

Tips to decrease the fat caloric intake is to keep the nuts out.

And you can follow the exact same for dalia halwa except the soaking time will be less for that.

Contributed by Lavleen Riar.