Mysore Pak
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian - traditional
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An easy Indian dessert recipe from the southern part of India
Ingredients
  • ½ cup Gram flour (Besan)
  • ¼ cup Oil (I used olive)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ cup ghee and a little to grease the dish
  • Pistachios for garnish
Instructions
  1. Grease the dish with a little ghee and keep aside
  2. Combine oil and besan into a smooth paste
  3. In a pan or a skillet, heat sugar and water. Boil until you get a one string consistency. (Check by dripping syrup droplets in a small bowl of water. It's ready when it floats and does not dissolve.) This will take about 5-7 minutes. Keep stirring.
  4. Once the syrup is ready, add the gram flour (besan) mixture. Stir well.
  5. Now add ghee, little at a time. Keep stirring.
  6. At this time, the mixture will cook very quickly and become thick. This will take another couple of minutes. Stir, stir, stir.
  7. When the oil starts leaving sides, pour it into the greased dish.
  8. Spread crushed pistachios on top evenly.
  9. Let it cool down and harden. This hardens in five minutes.
  10. Cut into desired shape and serve. You can store the rest till it's all gone.
Note:
  1. Adjust the sugar according to taste. Next time, I am going to add ¾ cup instead of 1 full cup. I might have to adjust the water accordingly.
  2. I wanted ½' thick squares, so I used 6X8 Pyrex baking dish. For thicker squares, use a smaller dish. Don't use too large a dish or the squares will come out flat and thin and crumble easily.
Recipe by The Lady 8 Home at https://www.thelady8home.com/mysore-pak/