ALMOND HALWA

Almond halwa
This is a low cost receipe.
Ingredients:
1cup split green gram
1/2cup milk
1/2cup sugar
4tbsp ghee
1/2 tsp almond essence
10 almonds sliced
Method:
Clean, wash and soak the green gram for at least 2 hours.
Drain the green gram and grind it in a food processor to a coarse paste.
Heat the ghee in a heavy bottomed pan and add the green gram paste.
Cook on a slow flame, while stirring continuously till it turns golden brown in colour.
Add the milk, sugar,saffron and 1 cup of water and continue cooking on a slow flame till the sugar has dissolved (about 10 minutes), stirring continuously.
Remove from the fire, add the almond essence and mix well.
Garnish with the chopped almonds and serve hot.