Maddi

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup split yellow lentils, cooked (chana dal)
• 1 cup loosely packed dark brown sugar (can substitue plain sugar or jaggery)
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons clarified butter (no substitutions) or 2 teaspoons ghee (no substitutions)
• 1 tablespoon raisins
• 1 tablespoon cashews
• 3 green cardamom pods, peeled and seeds powdered

Recipe

• 1 wash the lentils and cook them until soft in about 2 cups water - i usually use a pressure cooker to cook lentils because it's fastest (if you don't have a pressure cooker, you can do it in a covered saucepan).
• 2 the lentils should be soft but still retain their shapes faintly so that there will be a slight bite to it.
• 3 drain water from the cooked lentils if there's any excess.
• 4 place the lentils in a heavy bottomed saucepan on medium heat and add the milk and sugar, mixing well - bring to a boil.
• 5 lower heat and simmer the mixture until thick, stirring often (about 5-10 min).
• 6 once the mixture has thickened, turn off the heat and stir in the ghee.
• 7 add the cashews, raisins and cardamom powder.if desired, these can be roasted in the ghee beforehand.
• 8 mix well and serve warm or cold.