Whole Moong Halwa / Green Gram Dal Halwa / Moongdal Halwa

            My another attempt to make Halwa with Whole Moong or Green gram dal using very less or i can say only 1 and 1/2 tbsp ghee. I also added milk mawa to this halwa to make it richer and tastier. I usually don't make halwa as it requires more ghee and also a laborious one. But for my kids , i want to try a healthier version of halwa with whole moong using milk and mawa. I tried with only 1/2 cup dal only. As moong dal and milk are a good source of protein and the ghee act as a fat source both are essential for growing kids, that too in a sweet form . Simply they loved it.
Ingredients

1. Whole moong dal    1/2 cup
2. Milk    1 cup
3. Milk mawa    1 and 1/2 tbsp
4. Sugar    1/4-1/2 cup(adjust to your taste)
5. Ghee   1/4 cup ( but i used  only 1 and 1/2 tbsp)
6. Cardamom powder   1/4 tsp
7. Nuts(cashew/badam)   fistful (chopped)

Method

• Soak whole moong dal for 6 hours or overnight.
• Drain water and grind the whole moong dal to a fine paste using very little water and keep aside.
• Heat about 3 tbsp of ghee in a pan/kadai, add the nuts and fry till golden brown and then remove the fried nuts to a plate and keep aside.
• To the same pan add one more tbsp of ghee and then pour the ground dal paste and stir till it turns color or say for about 2-3 minutes.
• Then add lukewarm milk and keep stirring till the dal completely mixes with the milk and turns to milk dal paste.
• Keep stirring in medium heat till the raw smell of the dal leaves and starts leaving the sides of the pan.
• At this stage add milk mawa and mix well and then add sugar and keep stirring.
• Once the sugar gets dissolved completely , add the remaining amount of ghee and keep stirring till the ghee starts oozing and halwa starts leaving the pan.
• Lastly add the cardamom powder and ghee roasted nuts and raisins, mix everything well  and transfer the the halwa to a greased plate or tray and if you want shape them and Enjoy !!!

Note:
Adding milk mawa is optional , i added it to enhance the halwa taste as i didn't use much ghee.
The same halwa can be done with split green gram i.e. yellow moong dal.
Increase or decrease sugar according your taste..the above measurement will give you a mild sweet halwa.