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Moong Dal Halwa

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Preparation info
  • Yield:

    6 to 8

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Everyday Indian from Archana’s Kitchen: 100 Simple Recipes for Busy Home Cooks
Everyday Indian from Archana’s Kitchen

By Archana Doshi

Published 2026

  • About

A royal and festive Indian dessert, Moong Dal Halwa is a rich, nutty pudding made from yellow moong dal, ghee, milk, and sugar. It’s a staple at North Indian weddings, where the aroma of roasting moong dal in ghee fills the air. This dessert is labor-intensive but worth every bite!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup yellow moong dal (split), soaked for 3 hours and drained
  • 1 cup ghee
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Method

In the jar of a food processor, add the moong dal; grind into a coarse mixture.

Heat the ghee in a heavy-bottomed pan over medium heat; add the ground moong dal and reduce the heat to low, stirring continuously, until the mixture turns a golden-brown color, at least 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Once the moong dal is well roasted, add the sugar, milk, and saffron an