EXECUTIVE SOUS CHEF GURMEET SINGH OF NEW AFRICA HOTEL BRINGS AUTHENTIC INDIAN DESSERT TO DAR “Chef Gurmeet likes to cook food in a very traditional and authentic way and presents it in a modern contemporary style. His favorite food Nalli Nihari and likes to cook Dum Biryani.”
By Gurmeet Singh INGREDIENTS: • • • •
Ingredients 1 cup - Yellow Moong dal little - Saffron ½ cup - Desi Ghee
• 1 cup - Hot Milk • 1 ¼ cup - Sugar • 1/3 TSP - Green Cardamom powder
• 20 Gm - Almond for Garnish • 1/3 cup grated - Khoya (mawa)
Pictures Courtesy of New Africa Hotel
MOONG DAL HALWA
CHEF GURMEET SINGH QUICK REFERENCE Gurmeet Singh is a Sous Chef (Indian Gurmeet Singh is a Sous Chef (Indian Cuisine) at New Africa Hotel with many years of experience and trained in Kashmir to Kanyakumari regional Indian cuisines. He has started his culinary journey in hotel management school then he went on worked with many renowned brands of hotel chains starting from Jaipur Palace Rajasthan India, Radisson Noida, Rotana hotels Dubai, Claridges Hotels, Taj Hotels, The Park Delhi.
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PREPARATION METHOD • • • • • •
Wash dal in running cold water after washing soak it in water for 1 hour. After draining it, blend it in a mixer and make a smooth paste without using water. Take Wok and heat ghee in it and put yellow dal paste and cook on a medium heat for 30 minute and keep on stirring until golden brown. Take milk and a cup of warm water then mix well add VDIIURQ DQG FRRN RQ D PHGLXP KHDW IRU WR PLQXWH Add the sugar mix well and cook in medium heat for 2 minute. After that add Khoya, cardamom powder. Mix well and cook for 1 minute and keep on stirring. Garnish with almonds and serve hot.