Mysore Pak
AuthorPriyanka SivaramakrishnanDifficultyBeginnerSimple gram flour cakes so soft, it melts in your mouth in a matter of seconds.
Prepare a square pan by greasing it with some ghee. Set it aside.
On a low flame, dry roast the gram flour for about five minutes, until the raw smell of the flour goes away. Sift this and set aside.
Heat the ghee. Add a few tablespoons of hot ghee to the flour and mix thoroughly, making sure there are no lumps.
In a large pot/saucepan, mix the sugar with two tablespoons of water. Place this on medium heat and let the mixture come up to a boil. It should basically come to a single-string consistency.
Leave the ghee on low heat. It has to be hot when you add it to the sugar syrup-flour mix.
Add the gram flour and mix until well combined. Remember to always keep stirring.
With a big spoon, add hot ghee to the flour mix and stir well until all the ghee is absorbed. Each time you add the ghee, it will bubble and froth a bit, Repeat this until the flour stops absorbing the ghee and it pulls away from the sides.
Add the baking soda and stir rapidly for half a minute. This is to create the air bubbles.
Pour this mix into the pan and allow it to cool. This should take about 5 minutes.
With a sharp knife, cut the mix into even rectangles.
Gently remove the pieces and enjoy!
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare a square pan by greasing it with some ghee. Set it aside.
On a low flame, dry roast the gram flour for about five minutes, until the raw smell of the flour goes away. Sift this and set aside.
Heat the ghee. Add a few tablespoons of hot ghee to the flour and mix thoroughly, making sure there are no lumps.
In a large pot/saucepan, mix the sugar with two tablespoons of water. Place this on medium heat and let the mixture come up to a boil. It should basically come to a single-string consistency.
Leave the ghee on low heat. It has to be hot when you add it to the sugar syrup-flour mix.
Add the gram flour and mix until well combined. Remember to always keep stirring.
With a big spoon, add hot ghee to the flour mix and stir well until all the ghee is absorbed. Each time you add the ghee, it will bubble and froth a bit, Repeat this until the flour stops absorbing the ghee and it pulls away from the sides.
Add the baking soda and stir rapidly for half a minute. This is to create the air bubbles.
Pour this mix into the pan and allow it to cool. This should take about 5 minutes.
With a sharp knife, cut the mix into even rectangles.
Gently remove the pieces and enjoy!
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Now that you are living in New England, would you like to try using maple sugar in this recipe? It might be an interesting variation. King Arthur Flour in Norwich sells maple sugar at a (relatively) reasonable price – it’s never cheap.
That is an excellent idea! I’m all up for experimenting! Will keep you posted on my progress 🙂