First of all Clean, wash and soak the yellow moong dal in enough water in a bowl for 4 hours. Drain well and blend in a mixer to a smooth paste without using water.
Heat the ghee in a pan, add the dal paste mix well and cook on a medium flame for 15 minutes or till is turns brown in colour, while stirring continuously.
Now add mava (khoya) mix well and cook for a 2 minutes. Transfer the mixture into a bowl and keep aside.
For sugar syrup :Combine the 1 cup of water and sugar in a deep non-stick pan, mix well and cook on a high flame till it gets a one string consistency, while stirring occasionally.
Add the sugar syrup to the moong dal mixture and cook it further for a few minutes. Add the cardamom powder and almonds mix well.
Now moong dal halwa is ready to serve.
