Asoka Halwa | Ashoka Halwa | Moong Dal And Whole Wheat Flour Halwa
2012 has come to an end and we are welcoming the New Year 2013. Wishing you all a Very Happy New Year 2013! Let me begin this New Year with a traditional South Indian sweet, Ashoka halwa or Asoka halwa.
Asoka Halwa is a halwa variety, not very popular for some reason. It is one of the famous halwas served at South Indian weddings.
There is generally so much to eat at weddings that I have never paid a lot of attention to it until I ate this at my Father's 60th Birthday celebration. I had an opportunity to see the chef making it in our house.
So when I was trying to make a sweet that I have never made before, my mom gave me this recipe and I tried it. The recipe is very simple and easy to make with very few ingredients.
Ashoka Halwa prepared during my father's 60th Birthday
Preparation time - 5 mins
Cooking time - 30 mins
Difficulty level - easy
Ingredients to make Asoka Halwa - Serves 4-6
- Payatham paruppu /Moong dal/Green gram dal - ¼th cup (1 part)
- Wheat flour/atta - ¼th cup (1 part)
- Sugar - ¾th cup (3 parts)
- Ghee/clarified butter - ¾th cup (3 parts) (* See notes)
- Orange food coloring - a pinch
- Cardamom powder - ½ tsp
- Cashews or almonds - for garnishing
*Note - the recipe calls for 3 parts of ghee, but I used only 2 parts which in this case is about ½ cup. The halwa tasted good and I had no issues with it. If your diet allows you to use more ghee go ahead and use the 3 parts. In this case more the merrier.
Procedure to make Ashoka Halwa
- In a pan dry roast the moong dal until golden brown. To this add enough water and cook it until very soft and mushy. This could also be done in the cooker, but it cooks pretty quickly on the stovetop. Using a masher, mash the cooked dal to a smooth consistency. If you prefer a very smooth halwa, you could use a hand blender and give it a quick grind.
- In a wide nonstick pan, add ¼th cup of ghee and add the wheat flour in it. Fry the wheat flour in the ghee until it starts turning color and a nice aroma comes (about 8 mins).
- To the same pan, add the cooked dal, sugar, and the remaining ghee and cook it over medium heat.
Adding all the ingredients
The halwa liquifies a little after adding all the ingredients.
- Keep mixing the halwa until they all start to come together and begin to leave the sides of the pan. At this stage add the color and cardamom powder and mix it well. Remove it from the flame.
The halwa begins to leave the sides of the pan
- Garnish - heat about a teaspoon of ghee in a small pan and fry the cashews or almonds and add to the halwa.
- Serve the Asoka Halwa warm or at room temperature.
Once again wishing you all a Sweet and Happy New Year 2013! Eat well and be merry 🙂
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Recipe
Asoka Halwa | Moong dal and Whole wheat flour Halwa
Equipment
- Small pan
- Wide Non-stick Pan
- Masher
- hand blender Optional - If not using the masher
Ingredients
- ¼ cup Payatham paruppu /Moong dal/Green gram dal 1 part
- ¼ cup Wheat flour/atta 1 part
- ¾ cup Sugar 3 parts
- ¾ cup Ghee/clarified butter 3 parts (* See notes)
- Orange food coloring a pinch
- ½ teaspoon Cardamom powder
- Cashews or almonds for garnishing
Instructions
- In a pan dry roast the moong dal until golden brown. To this add enough water and cook it until very soft and mushy. This could also be done in the cooker, but it cooks pretty quickly on the stove top. Using a masher, mash the cooked dal to a smooth consistency. If you prefer very smooth halwa, you could use a hand blender and give it quick grind.
- In a wide non stick pan, add ¼th cup of ghee and add the wheat flour in it. Fry the wheat flour in the ghee until it starts turning color and a nice aroma comes (about 8 mins).
- To the same pan, add the cooked dal, sugar and the remaining ghee and cook it over medium heat. Keep mixing the halwa until they all start to come together and begins to leave the sides of the pan. At this stage add the color and cardamom powder and mix it well. Remove it from flame.
- Adding all the ingredients
- The halwa liquifies a little after adding all the ingredients.
- The halwa begins to leave the sides of the pan
- Garnish - heat about a teaspoon of ghee in a small pan and fry the cashews or almonds and add to the halwa.
- Serve the Asoka Halwa warm or at room temperature.
Quick and easy recipe. And comes out just perfect and delicious!
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Halwa looks delicious..
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Happy New Year !!!
Looks awesome.
Happy new year Sandhya.
Thanks Neela! Happy New year to you and your family!
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so delicious....
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