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Punjab · Dessert

Moong Dal Barfi

Traditional 32. Moong Dal Barfi recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• 200g moong dal (split, washed)
• 240ml water
• 100ml milk
• 240g sugar
• 60g ghee
• ½ tsp cardamom powder
• 30g cashews/almonds, chopped

👩‍🍳 How to make Moong Dal Barfi

1. Make syrup (3 mins, high heat): In separate pot, dissolve sugar in 60ml water. Boil until syrup reaches one-string consistency (visual cue: clear syrup, forms thread).
2. Mix (2 mins): Combine cooked dal, sugar syrup, milk, and ghee. Mix thoroughly on low heat (visual cue: mixture is smooth, uniform, light brown).
3. Dry (3 mins, low heat): Continue cooking on low heat while stirring constantly until moisture evaporates and mixture becomes thick (visual cue: mixture becomes very thick, pulls away from pan sides, becomes dense).
4. Add nuts (1 min): Add cardamom powder and chopped nuts. Mix well.
5. Set (2-3 hours): Transfer to greased pan, press down firmly. Cool 2-3 hours at room temperature until completely firm (visual cue: barfi becomes cuttable).
6. Cut (3 mins): Cut into 16 squares (visual cue: clean cuts, firm yet slightly soft texture).

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