Channadal halwa - Traditional Indian sweet from Lucknow

This post is for my first entry to SNC hosted by Divya pramil of "Youtoocancookindianfood". I have joined in the Southern team.

The challenge given to the southern team for the month of March is Chanadal halwa by Kirti of "Flavors from my kitchen"

 Off to the recipe now.

Ingredients:
Chanadal- 1 cup
Sugar- 1/2 cup (i added 1 cup though)
Milk- 2 1/2 cups(i used 2 cups)
Ghee- 3/4th cup
elaichi powder- a pinch
cashews,almonds-a few

Preparation:

                                   Soak chanadal in 2 cups of water for 3 hours.

                                  Drain the water and mash the dal or grind it once in a mixer.

Add ghee to a nonstick pan and roast the nuts till golden brown.

Remove the nuts onto a plate and add the chanadal mixture.

After the ghee is fully absorbed, add around 1/3th of the milk and keep stirring.

Keep stirring and when the milk is absorbed add the remaining milk in two batches.

Now add sugar and keep stirring.

Add dry fruits and keep stirring till u get halwa conssitency.

Transfer the halwa to a well greased plate and let it set for a while.

Mark the desired shapes and set it for some more time. 

Tastes when best when chilled.

:) :) :)

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