Santa’s Surprise !  

60 gm moong dal

½ litre milk

25 gm butter

200 gm strawberry

30 gm powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla essence

100 gm white compound (chocolate)

150 gm dark compound (chocolate)

2 tsp refined oil

1. Wash the moong dal and soak it in milk for 4 hrs. ( In hot weather you may keep it in the fridge).
2. Grind it finely.

3. Heat the butter in a pan over medium heat. 

4. Add the moong mixture and the remaining milk.

5. Cook over low heat till it begins to thicken.

6. Chop the white compound finely and add it to the moong mixture.

7. Add 1 tsp of vanilla essence and mix well. 

8. Keep stirring and cook further till it thickens, as shown in the picture. 

9. Allow it to cool.

10. Clean, wash and chop the strawberries.

11. Place them in a microwave dish with powdered sugar and cook for 1 minute. 

12. Let it cool.

13. Chop the dark compound finely.

14. Place it in a microwave dish with 2 tsp of refined oil and microwave it for 30 seconds first. 

15. If it is not melted, microwave for another 30 seconds. 

16. Stir the chocolate till completely melted and becomes shinny.

17. Place 1 tbsp of the melted chocolate into a silicon cupcake case and swirl round to coat the inside with chocolate completely.  

18. Turn the cases upside down for the excess chocolate to drain out.

19. Let the chocolate set completely. 

20. Spoon one layer of moong mixture, then one layer of strawberry and then again another layer of moong mixture.  21. Seal the top with melted chocolate. 

22. Keep it aside to set.

23. Carefully remove the silicon cases.

24. Decorate the top as you desire.