Moong Dal Halwa

Ingredients 150 gram | 1 cup yellow moong dal 25 gram rava | fine semolina 200 ml canola oil/rice bran oil Ingredients for sugar syrup 1 cup sugar 1 cup water 1 teaspoon green cardamom Ingredients for garnish finely chopped nuts like almonds or cashewnuts Method Soak the moong dal in sufficient water overnight. Drain all the water completely and grind it to a lightly coarse paste, do not use too much water for grinding Combine the sugar and water in sauce pan and bring the mixture to boil, stirring continuously until the sugar dissolves. Add in the cardamom powder to the sugar water and stir well. Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan on medium heat. Add in the rava and roast on medium heat until lightly roasted and lightly browned. Now add the moong dal batter. On low heat cook the batter until it is thick and begins to ooze out the oil. Keep stirring continuously until it gets a little darker golden brown in color. Pour the hot sugar water to the moong dal mixture. Keep stirring continuously until all the water is absorbed. Continue to stir until the moong dal halwa is cooked. Once done, transfer the moong dal halwa to a serving bowl.