{"id":142,"slug":"ashoka-halwa-mung-bean-pudding","title":"Ashoka Halwa (Mung Bean Pudding)","description":"Asoka halwa is a very famous dessert in the district of Thiruvaiyaru in Tamil Nadu, India. The traditional dish is made with moong dal, sugar, and ghee, and it is served at wedding ceremonies.","ingredients_raw":["1 cup split yellow moong dal","3 cups water","2 cups granulated sugar","12 tablespoons ghee, divided","4 tablespoons wheat flour","¼ teaspoon cardamom powder","3 tablespoons broken cashews","1 pinch red food colouring in 1 teaspoon water"],"ingredients_norm":["split yellow moong dal","water","granulated sugar","ghee","wheat flour","cardamom powder","broken cashew","red food colouring in teaspoon water"],"steps":["Dry roast the moong dal until it smells nutty and browns slightly.","Add 3 cups of water and pressure cook for about 7–8 whistles until the dal is soft and mushy.","Add 4 tablespoons ghee to a heavy-bottomed pot over medium-low heat, and cook the wheat flour in it until golden brown.","Stir the cooked dal into the flour mixture, and let it thicken for 5 minutes. Add the sugar.","Stirring continuously, start mixing in the remaining ghee 1 tablespoon at a time. Keep stirring until the mixture starts leaving the sides of the pan and the whole mixture forms a dough. It will take about 12–15 minutes and 6–7 tablespoons of ghee.","Heat 1 tablespoon of ghee in a separate frying pan, and add the cashews. Fry until slightly brown, then add to the halwa mixture.","Mix in the powdered cardamom and food color.","Remove from the heat and let cool."],"categories":["Pudding recipes","Recipes using granulated sugar","Recipes using cardamom","Recipes using cashew","Recipes using mung bean","Recipes using wheat flour","Recipes using food coloring"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":40,"servings":"4","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Ashoka_Halwa_(Mung_Bean_Pudding)","source_ref":"4515492","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Ashoka_Halwa_(Mung_Bean_Pudding)&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"505e12949e2fd193a41733de73088e96e1b9a8174b7779087e2c40f0bed1ea2c","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:35:14Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:35:14Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/ashoka-halwa-mung-bean-pudding"}