asoka halwa

Since it is in my name I like it very much.   And I want to be sweety like that sweet.   That is the reason.

Wash the dhal and cook in enough water till soft. Mash it. In a kadai put one or two tablespoon ghee and when it is hot, add the wheat flour and fry till nice aroma comes out. Add the cooked dhal, kesari powder and mix well. Allow to cook in a medium flame. Add sugar and stir well. Add ghee little by little and keep stirring. When it leaves the sides of the kadai, add cardamom powder, fried cashew nuts and the remaining ghee and stir well. Remove from stove. Transfer to a greased bowl.

Ingredients:

Green Gram Dhal – 1 cup
Wheat flour – 1 cup
Sugar – 2 cups
Kesari powder – a pinch
Ghee – 1 cup
Cardomoms – 8 (powdered)
Cashewnuts – 10 to 15 (broken into bits and fried in ghee)