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Chana Dal Halwa is a tasty, simple sweet made by simmering ground chana dal with ghee & sugar syrup and flavoured. Chana Dal Halwa can be made quickly with the ingredients available at home for celebrating sudden moments!

Chana Dal Halwa is smooth melt in the mouth halwa you make with minimum ingredients. I have already tried moong dal halwa and had this halwa recipe in my to try list too.

Wanted to try this halwa since quite sometime and am glad that I could try it during Diwali season and make a post too. Chana dal is called Kadalai paruppu in tamil and used in everyday cooking but never thought halwa with this tastes so delicious. Do try and let me know how you liked it.

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Chana Dal Halwa

Prep Time1

Cook Time30

Total Time1 30

Servings3 people

AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

1/2 cup chana dal
1/8 cup ghee
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup milk + 1 tablespoon
10 strands saffron
a tiny pinch cardamom powder (optional)
2 tablespoon almonds chopped

Instructions

Soak chana dal in water for 1 hour. Drain it and transfer to mixer jar.
Grind it to a slightly coarse paste. Set aside.
Soak saffron in warm milk, mix well and set aside.
To a kadai or pan add half of ghee to it add ground paste.
Keep cooking in low flame, first its lumpy slowly it will crumble, keep sauteing in low flame until golden and raw smell of chana dal leaves.
Add milk, saffron milk and water to it. Mix well and cook covered for few mins.
Cook until dal gets soft and fully cooked. Add sugar to it and mix well. The mixture will become gooey.
Slowly it will start to thicken, at this stage add remaining ghee. Keep stirring in low flame until it starts to leave the kadai and rolls like a ball.
Add cardamom powder and chopped almonds. Mix well and switch off.
Serve Chana Dal Halwa hot or warm with a generous sprinkle of chopped almonds.

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Notes

Do not skip saffron as it gives such a nice flavour to this halwa.
Make sure to use a heavy bottomed kadai or pan to avoid sticking.
Keep stirring at intervals.

Nutrition Facts

Chana Dal Halwa

Amount Per Serving (100 g)

Calories 367 Calories from Fat 117

% Daily Value*

Fat 13g20%

Saturated Fat 6g38%

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 5g

Cholesterol 24mg8%

Sodium 21mg1%

Potassium 168mg5%

Carbohydrates 57g19%

Fiber 8g33%

Sugar 36g40%

Protein 8g16%

Vitamin A 84IU2%

Vitamin C 3mg4%

Calcium 125mg13%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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How to make Chana Dal Halwa

Soak chana dal in water for 1 hour.Drain it and transfer to mixer jar.
Grind it to a slightly coarse paste.Set aside.Soak saffron in warm milk, mix well and set aside.To a kadai or pan add half of ghee to it add ground paste.
Keep cooking in low flame, first its lumpy slowly it will crumble like shown below, keep sauteing in low flame until golden and raw smell of chana dal leaves.
Add milk,saffron milk and water to it.
Mix well and cook covered for few mins.
Cook until dal gets soft and fully cooked.Add sugar to it and mix well.The mixture will become goey.
Slow it will start to thicken, at this stage add remaining ghee.Keep stirring in low flame until it starts to leave the kadai and rolls like a ball.
Add cardamom powder and chopped almonds.Mix well and switch off.