Miss Alone
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Ingredients
Split skinless green gram (dhuli moong dal) soaked for 3-4 hours 1 cup
Sugar 1 cup
Desi ghee 1 cup + fo
Saffron (kesar) A generous
Milk 1/2 cup
Khoya/mawa crumbled 1/4 cup
Almonds slivered 10-12
Covering
Refined flour (maida) 1 cup + fo
Semolina (rawa/suji) 1 tablespoon
Ghee 1 1/2 tablespoons
Milk as require
Method
Step 1
Preheat oven at 180ºC.
Step 2
To make the covering, combine flour, semolina and ghee in a bowl. Mix well till it resembles breadcrumbs. Add milk gradually and knead into a stiff dough. Cover and set aside.
Step 3
Drain and grind green gram without adding any water.
Step 4
Make a syrup of sugar with one and a half cups of water.
Step 5
To make moong dal halwa, heat ghee in a non-stick pan. Add ground moong dal and sauté on medium heat, stirring continuously, till fragrant and golden.
Step 6
Add saffron to the syrup and mix.
Step 7
When the moong dal is well sautéed and leaves the ghee, add sugar syrup, little by little, stir and cook till the moong dal is cooked and syrup absorbed.
Step 8
Add milk, mix well and cook till milk is absorbed. Add khoya/mawa and mix till it blends well. Add almonds and mix well. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
Step 9
Divide the dough into equal portions, shape them into small balls and roll out into medium discs dusting with flour.
Step 10
Place a spoonful of moong dal halwa in the centre, apply milk on the edges of half the disc, fold over and press the edges to make a crescent.
Step 11
Place the prepared gujiyas on a baking tray and brush with some ghee. Put the tray in the preheated oven and for ten to fifteen minutes.
Step 12
Serve.