Take ⅓ cup of granulated sugar and 4-5 green cardamom pods de-husked , in a mixer or blender.
Blend to a very fine and smooth powder and set aside till use.
Grate 200 to 250 grms of mawa /khoya , approximately you get around 2 cups .
In a heavy bottom pan , add grated mawa and start to fry on a low flame.
Fry till mawa changes colour to deep brown , it takes around 15-20 minutes on low flame.
If mawa/milk solids is not fresh then it may dry out soon , if it looks dry then add 1 tablespoon of milk .
Turn of the heat and keep fried mawa aside.
Add ⅓ cup of powdered sugar( or more as per taste) , cardamom powder and mix well.
At this you can also blend the mixture in blender or mixer jar to get smooth texture.
Now grease hands with ghee/ clarified butter and shape the mixture into peda.
Roll in sugar powder , garnish with nuts and serve.