Masoor Ladoo

100 gm masoor dal

75 gm sugar

4-5 cardamoms

50 ml clarified butter (ghee)

1 tbsp crushed chewnuts

1 tsp of finely crushed pistachios

1. Wash the dal and drain the water on a sieve. 
2. Spread it out on a kitchen cloth and allow it to dry. 
3. When it is partially dried, remove the cloth and let it dry completely.

4. Roast it over low heat in a heavy pan for about 10 minutes until slightly golden brown. 

5. Allow it to cool. 

6. Grind it finely.

7. Grind the sugar and the cardamom in a grinder.

8. Place the powdered dal, sugar and crushed cashew nuts and mix well.

9. Heat the ghee.  It should be quite hot.

10. Add it slowly to the dal mixture.  The ghee should be just enough to hold the mixture’s shape when you take a fist full of the mixture and squeeze.

11. Take 1 tbsp of the mixture and make a ball with the palms of your hands.    You should get about 7 balls.

12. Dip a ball in the crushed pistachio and smooth it out. 

13. Do the same with the remaining balls.

14. Serve with tea or coffee.