Moong dal halwa

Ingredients

1 cup split green gram (dhuli moong dal)(soaked overnight and ground to paste)

2 cup pure ghee (clarified butter)

1 cup sugar

¼ teaspoon cardamom powder 

1 teaspoon sliced pistachio

8-10 raisins

1 tablespoon sliced almonds & cashew nuts

Method

Heat the ghee in a Kadhai/wok.

Add the ground moong dal to it. Mix it well.

Cook it over a slow flame and continuously keep stirring it so that all the dal gets cooked evenly.

This process takes about 30-40 minutes.

Once it gets cooked, the ghee starts separating and the mixture starts spreading a very pleasant smell.  

Remove from stove.

In a pan mix sugar with 1 cup water and heat it till sugar gets dissolved.

Remove from stove.

Add cardamom powder to it.

Add this hot sugar syrup to the dal, add raisins and mix it well.

Cook it over slow flame for 5-6 minutes and keep stirring and mixing it so that no lumps are formed and the dal and sugar syrup blends well.

Pour the halwa in serving dish.

Garnish it with sliced pistachio, almond and cashew nuts.

Serve while hot.