How to Make Moong Dal Ladoo

Ingredients:
1 cup yellow moong dal (split green gram)heaped
3/4 cup sugar (adjust to taste)
3-4 cardamoms,
peeled and powdereda pinch of nutmeg (jaiphal) powder (optional)
8-10 cashews, broken into piecesabout
10-12 teaspoons of ghee
Preparation:
On low heat toast the moong dal till it is a uniform reddish brown color. Remove from heat and spread on a plate to cool.Powder sugar in a blender. Heat a teaspoon of ghee and saute cashews until light brown. Remove in a bowl and keep aside.Grind moong dal to a fine powder and mix with cashews, sugar and cardamom-nutmeg powder.Heat about ten teaspoons of ghee in a wide sauce pan. Add dal mixture and stir until well combined. Remove from heat and shape into lemon sized balls when the mixture is still warm. Add teaspoons of hot ghee gradually if the mixture cannot be easily shaped.

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