Tania..

Diwali is around the corner and you are right its time for some great mithais..

Funny that in India we directly associate festivals with food and sweets...

My favourite is moong dal halwa or moong sheera..

Roast moong dal about 250 gms in a pan till its nice brown in color and pressure cook it with very less water or you can even cook it in the stove directly. remember to use little water only and then mash it... well..

Another alternative being soak the roasted dal in water for 5 hrs and grind into a smooth paste in the mixie..

Take required sugar about 200 gms and boil it in a pan in 50 ml water...

Take half a cup of ghee in a pan and put the dal mixture in it and fry till the ghee separates...Now add about 10gms of unsweetened khoya to it and fry for another 5 minutes..

Add the sugar syrup and mix well till all the sugar is absorbed and again ghee starts separating ..

Garnish with sliced almonds..

Optional... You cna add yellow color to the sugar syrup and keep stirring to avoid burning or sticking. Use a non stick pan..

Cheers