MOONG DAL HALWA

Ingredients:
Moong - 150 gm
Ghee - 150 gm
Mawa (Khoya) - 50 gm (optional)
Sugar - 200 gm or according to taste
Chopped Cashew Nuts
Cardamom powder 1/4 tsp
Chopped Almonds

Method:

1.Wash the moong dal and soak it in water for 4 to 5 hours.

2.Drain the water and grind the dal. Don't grind it too fine.

3.Heat heavy bottom pan, put ghee and moong dal in the frying pan, then stir with the frying spoon, on medium flame.

4. Cook till 20-30 min. (The properly cooked moong dal doesn't stick to the frying pan and you can see the ghee getting separated from moong dal).

5.Finally you will notice a little change in dal color.

6.In the meantime put Mawa (khoya) in a separate frying pan and cook on low flame. Then mix it in the moong dal.

7.Put equal amount of sugar and water in a utensil and heat it. When the water starts boiling cook for another few minutes on low flame, and prepare one string like syrup.

8.Mix this syrup in the moong dal, along with half cashew nuts and almonds . Now stir this halwa on low flame.

9.In about 5 to 7 minutes halwa will be ready. Now turn off the stove. Mix the grinded cardamoms in the halwa. Your halwa is ready. Take out the halwa in a bowl and garnish it remaining cashew and almonds.