Asoka Halwa

Serves -3

I have never heard of asoka halwa until  I saw this recipe in net..I was very much surprised seeing the recipe.Tried it and came out perfect.You can never go wrong in making this.  

Ingredients:

• Moong dhal -1/2 cup
• Sugar -1 cup
• Ghee -1/4 cup
• Wheat flour -1 tbsp
• Cashewnut - 5-7 nos
• Food colour - 1 pinch
• Cardomom  -1/4 tsp

Method:

• Pressure cook moong dhal with three cups of water and mash it to very fine paste.
• Melt sugar with cardomom with little water and make a syrup.(No string consistency is required)
• In a pan add 3tbsp of ghee and add masoor dhal mix stir well.
• Add wheat flour and mix well, When it thickens add sugar syrup little by little till it incorporates fully.Add food colour and mix well.
• Now add ghee little by little till the halwa leaves the pan.
• Add cashews fried in ghee.

Notes:

• You can add more ghee if you feel this is less
• You can also first fry wheat flour in ghee till raw smell goes and then add moong dhal to it.
• You can add maida instead of wheat flour.
• Remember moong dhal mix should be very smooth for smooth halwa.
• Use a non stick pan.