Asoka halwa-How to make-Step by step photos & Video

Cuisine Style: Tamil Nadu, Kerala, India | Preparation & Cooking Time: 30 min | To Serve: 4 | Type: Sweet, dessert, diwali special sweet, holi, pongal

Ingredients

• Moong dal - 3/4 cup
• Ghee [melted butter] –1/3 cup
• sugar– 2 cup
• wheat flour - 3 tbsp
• Almond, pistachios - 2 tbsp
• Cardamom powder- 1 tsp
• Edible food colour - a pinch

Preparation Method

• Heat pan add moong dal roast, wash, pressure cook for 4 whistles
• Then mash well or put iti n a mixie, grind to fine paste
• Heat another pan add 3 tbsp ghee, 3 tbsp wheat flour, roast for 3 min
• Add moong dal, 1/4 cup ghee roast for 5min
• Add sugar cook till thick, add ghee gradually
• Add sugar , food colour cook till the mixture start leaving the pan
• Add cardamom powder, nuts, remaining ghee, cook till glossy thick consistency
• Then cut off heat & Garnish with dry fruits serve cold / warm / hot.

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World best moong dal asoka halwa

Pasi paruppu halwa

Perfect bite

Roast 3/4 cup moong dal

Roast only 3 min

Wash then add 2 cups of water/milk

Alternatively add almond milk

Cook for 4 whistles

Perfectly cooked moongdal

Mash well or grind to fine paste using mixie

Add 3 tbsp ghee

Add 3 tbsp wheat flour ,roast for 2 min

roast till you get nice aroma

Add moongdal mixture

Roast for 5min

Add ghee gradually apr 1/3 cup

add 2 cups of sugar/ jaggery

Melt on medium flame

Sugar melted

Add edible food color

Continously cook till it thickens

Add 2 tbsp ghee gradually

Cook till glossy

Cardamom powder

Add nuts

Perfect texture

Cut off heat

1 month storable

Tasty, melt in mouth