Volume II · 11.01

Moong Dal Halwa (Small Batch)

Name: Moong Dal Halwa (Small Batch)
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: Moong dal, yellow split — ¾ cup, soaked 3 h (150 g); Ghee (cow) — ¼ cup + 1 tbsp (60 g); Cow's milk, whole — 1¼ cups (300 ml); Mishri / sugar — ½ cup (100 g); Green cardamom — ¼ tsp (1 g); Saffron (kesar) — 10 strands (0.1 g); Almonds — 10, slivered (15 g)

Sweets & DigestivesSweet

Serves: 8
Portion: ≈40 g
Time: Soak 3 h · 50 min
Texture: Soft
Season: Winter
Dosha: Vata
Pitta
Kapha
Vata-pacifying, heavy

Ingredients

What you need

Custom servings

Ingredients for 8 servings
Ingredient	Household measure	Quantity (8 servings)	Café batch ×5
Moong dal, yellow split	¾ cup, soaked 3 h	150 g	750 g
Ghee (cow)	¼ cup + 1 tbsp	60 g	300 g
Cow's milk, whole	1¼ cups	300 ml	1500 ml
Mishri / sugar	½ cup	100 g	500 g
Green cardamom	¼ tsp	1 g	5 g
Saffron (kesar)	10 strands	0.1 g	0.5 g
Almonds	10, slivered	15 g	75 g

Method

How to cook it

Step 1: Grind soaked moong coarse with minimal water.
Step 2: Cook in ghee on low, stirring constantly, 25–30 minutes until golden and grainy.
Step 3: Add hot milk carefully; cook until absorbed.
Step 4: Add mishri, saffron, cardamom; cook until glossy; garnish.