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Moong Dal Cookies

Course cookies
Cuisine fusion, Indian
Keyword Moong Dal Cookies
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 281 kcal

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup Yellow Moong Dal
  • 2/3 cup Coconut Sugar
  • 10 Almonds
  • 5 Cashew
  • 5 Pistachios
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • 1/4 tsp Saffron
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/4 cup Ghee
  • 4 Cardamom Pods

Instructions

  1. Soak moong dal for 2 hours and then drain the water and let it dry for 20 mins.

  2. Now heat a pan and add 1 tbsp ghee and all the soaked dal and saute it for good 15 mins on slow flame.

  3. Next cool it down and powder it in a mixer grinder. Also powder nuts along with cardamom too.

  4. In a bowl mix rest of ghee with coconut sugar and beat it till it become pale in color.

  5. Gradually add moong dal powder, baking powder, salt and nuts powder and mix in the ghee and sugar mixture. With hands mix all these together.

  6. Also heat milk with saffron in it and then gradually add milk too in the mixture. Milk will provide binding and just see that all the dough comes together.

  7. Pre heat over at 180 degrees and then grease a baking tray and make small balls with the dough and flatten them a bit and arrange on the baking tray.

  8. Bake these are 15 mins at 180 degrees and then turn them and bake for another 2 mins if its convection more. However in OTG turning isn't required.

  9. Let them cool before you serve these beauties to your kids and family.

Nutrition Facts
Moong Dal Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 281 Calories from Fat 135
% Daily Value*
Fat 15g23%
Saturated Fat 8g50%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 5g
Cholesterol 32mg11%
Sodium 349mg15%
Potassium 230mg7%
Carbohydrates 34g11%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 20g22%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 57IU1%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 57mg6%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.