Ashoka Halwa

Ashoka Halwa or Pasi Paruppu Halwa is a traditional South Indian Glossy Dessert Recipe prepared with Mung Dal. This recipe is prepared with simply green moong dal and sugar. The recipe is so easy and quickly made by pressure cooking dal, mixing cooked dal and sugar along with ghee to make a glossy and smooth texture. generally, this dessert is made during the festival season to be shared during the feast, but can also be made during other days too.

Ingredients to make Ashoka Halwa:

PREPARATION TIME: 10 MINS | COOK TIME: 20 MINS

Mung Dal – 1/2 cup (100grams)
whole wheat flour – 2 tbsp
ghee -1/2 cup (100ml)
sugar – 1 cup (200grams)
cardamom powder – a pinch
food color (optional)
Few Cashewnuts
water as required

Method:

In a pressure cooker, add mung dal(1/2cup) along with water (1.5 cups)
close with the lid and put on weight
pressure cook for 4 whistles
allow the pressure to get subsided

in a mixie jar, grind the pressure cooked mung dal mixture to a paste (this step is optional. it just helps to avoid lump formation in halwa preparation)

In a pan, add a tsp ghee and add cashewnuts
roast it until turns golden brown
take out and keep this aside
in the same pan, add a tsp of ghee, roast the whole wheat flour for 2 minutes
add the grounded mung dal mixture now
mix it well and cook for 2-3 minutes

add the sugar in the pan. Wait until sugar gets dissolved
ghee (1/4 cup) is added in the pan
combine it well and cook for 3 minutes
add a tbsp of ghee (when ghee is absorbed), mix it well
repeat (the process 3 times) adding a tbsp of ghee for every 2 minutes
when the halwa gets separated from the pan, add food color ( a pinch of color is mixed with a tbsp of water)
mix it well to spread evenly
add a pinch of cardamom powder along with roasted cashewnuts
turn off flame