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Toor dal halwa

So its weekend and time for some food experimenting. Today I had experimented 2 other side dishes, so wanted the sweet dish to be simple and humble :)

Again my alignment to North Indian sweets has kicked in my mind and of course halwa cannot be forgotten. I have made many varieties of halwa in the past, but today wanted something different but easy. Something which not even needs separate boiling of water and sugar even. 
Apparently Moong dal halwa is what came to my mind, and I haven't tried it till now, but it doesn't have any research element behind it, right? So opened my grocery rack and peeped into the dals shelf to see what is there. After the last amazon pantry order, I have every dal and pulses in the world I guess there. But most of them require overnight soaking and all. Now what can I choose from here which saves me from that. Oh yeah! Toor dal, my favorite he was smiling at me from the rack, "What if I can help you"
So moong dal halwa idea has inspired for this version, and of course there is nothing to regret for. It is as yum as its Moong dal counter part or better. As always the health freak side of my brain knocks me whenever I make something. He said, pure cow ghee and jaggery ok? No sugar or any other stuffs. 

Ok chalo, I have to obey him, also a guiltless way to savor my Halwa :) You will find this halwa ingredients and method very simple, that whenever you want to make a sweet dish in half an hour, yup, Go for it!

Ingredients:

Toor dal - 1 cup
Ghee - 1/4 cup
Jaggery powder - 1/2 cup
Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
Raisins and almonds for garnish


Method:
Wash Toor dal and soak it in 1 cup of water for 15 mins. Now cook the dal in open pot for 10 mins, don't over cook, just half done or less is enough.
Allow it to cool. Now grind coarsely the toor dal with no water in mixer. Here again, don't over grind to a paste, even a few dals whole is fine.  
Now add ghee in a ton stick pan (take 1 tbsp out from 1/4 cup for later use). Add the dal paste and cook for 5 mins in medium-low heat. Add jaggery powder and 1/4 cup of water for jaggery to melt. Now cook the dal in jaggery until jaggery completely melts and moisture is completely absorbed. Add remaining ghee and cardamom powder and mix well.
Garnish with raisins and chopped almonds and serve!
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Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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