Tuesday 20 January 2015

Asoka Halwa



Ingredients

  • 1 cup Moong dal
  • 2 tsp Wheat flour
  • 1 and 1/2 cup Sugar
  • A pinch Food colour (Red)
  • 1 tsp Cardamom powder
  • 10-15 Cashew nuts
  • 1 cup Ghee 

Method

Heat a tsp of ghee in a pan. Roast the moong dal till raw smell goes.
  • Add 1/4 cup water to 1 cup moong dal and cook in pressure cooker for three whistles (mash it)
  • If it doesn’t cook well then give a grind in blender.
  • In same kadai fry the cashews and wheat flour separately and keep aside.
  • Now add the dal into the kadai and then add in the sugar.
  • After adding the sugar, the mix will be like water.
  • Now add the roasted wheat and cardamom powder,mix well.
  • Add in the colour and mix it without lumps.
  • Add the remaining ghee and keep stirring.
  • Add in the cashew nuts and mix well.
  • Stir well till it should become a non sticky paste but not too hard.
  • At this stage remove the Kadai from the stove.