Mysore Pak – Delicious Indian Sweet
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
  • Gram Flour or Besan- ⅜ cup (half of ¾th)
  • Sugar- 1½ cups
  • Ghee, hot and melted- 1 cup
  • Water- 1 cup
Instructions
  1. Sieve the gram flour without any lumps and keep it aside.
  2. Add the ghee to a bowl and melt it in the microwave or stovetop, keep aside.
  3. Grease a cake pan or glass bowl with ghee. Have the pan ready.
  4. Combine sugar and water in a large non-stick saucepan, place over medium heat & let the sugar dissolve in water.
  5. Keep stirring the sugar water until it forms thick consistency and fine threads start to form, has to be cooked for about 15 minutes. Don't let the sugar syrup turn brown in color.
  6. While stirring the sugar syrup, be careful not to spill the syrup on your hands as it's very hot.
  7. Add ½ cup of hot melted ghee to the sugar syrup and continue stirring for 3 minutes.
  8. Add the gram flour and keep stirring breaking any lumps that are formed. The mixture will thicken as we cook it, so keep stirring.
  9. Add the rest of the ghee-1/2 cup to the mixture slowly & stir continuously.
  10. Very important, have to keep stirring.
  11. When you add ghee the mixture will sizzle.
  12. Continue stirring till the mixture just starts to dry.
  13. Don't wait till it gets too dry or brown.
  14. Pour the mixture & evenly spread the top. The mixture will start to set right away.
  15. Let cool down for 20 minutes, that's when it will set well.
  16. Using a sharp knife, cut into square or diamond shapes.
  17. Enjoy the melt in your mouth mysore pak and the mesmerizing aroma of ghee.
Notes
You can double or triple the ingredients to make more.
To make perfect shapes without breaking, allow the mysore pak to cool down for 20 minutes. It will harden as it sits.
Recipe by Cooking with Thas - Wholesome Homemade Recipes at https://thasneen.com/cooking/mysore-pak-delicious-indian-sweet/