Chana dal halwa

CHANA DAL HALWA

INGREDIENTS

• Chana dal – 1 cup
• Ghee – ¾ or 1 cup [ I added 3/4 cup ]
• Sugar – ¾ or 1 cup
• Water – 4 cup
• Cardamom / elaichi pwdr – ¾ or 1 tsp
• Badam / almond – 10 or 12 or as required

PREPARATION

1. Clean the dal if any impurities. Wipe it with a clean cloth .
2. Heat a heavy bottom pan ,put the dal and dry roast it on medium flame till golden red . [don’t burn it ]
3. Allow it to cool ,grind it into a fine powder .

METHOD

In the same pan ,heat the ghee and add the badam .

Fry the badam till crisp and crunchy .[ takes time as we are adding whole badam with skin  – don’t burn ]

Remove the badam ,cool it and chop it .

Add the chana dal pwdr in the ghee and start stirring on medium low flame .

Stir and cook for 2  – 3 mins

Add sugar and mix well .

Add water little by little so that no lumps are formed .[ keep stirring ]

Once again stir and cook till it thickens .

Add the cardamom pwdr  + badam and mix well .

Stir and cook till the halwa thickens and ghee separates .

The halwa will start leaving the side of the  pan .

Halwa is ready to serve .

Garnish with more dry fruits while serving .

NOTES

1. The same recipe goes for moong dal halwa .
2. You can add ½ cup grated khoya towards the end.
3. Some add milk or fresh cream while cooking .
4. U can add saffron soaked in milk .
5. I think badam taste better in halwa .Frying and adding towards the end helps in retaining the crunch of it .
6. I liked the colour of this halwa and we get it because of roasting the dal .
7. There are recipes also where you soak the dal – grind it into paste and make. I feel this recipe is easy and the texture of the halwa is perfect .Also while soaking and making ,it becomes difficult to stir the paste as it sticks to the bottom.

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