Mysore Pak

      Mysore Pak:

Ingredients :

·        Gram flour / besan flour / kadalai mavu – ½ cup

·        Sugar – 1 ¼ cup

·        Ghee – 1  cup 

·        Water just to cover the sugar

·        Lemon yellow colour – a pinch

Method:

·        Measure and sieve the gram flour without any impurities and lumps.

·        Dry roast or roast the gram flour with a tsp of ghee and allow it to cool.

·        Again sieve the roasted gram flour for getting a lump free  Mysore pak.

·        Grease a plate or square pan with ghee and keep it aside.

Preparation :

·        In a heavy bottomed pan, add sugar and cover it with water.

·        Bring it to boil for 5 to 8 mins.  It should form a string consistency.

·        Add lemon yellow colour to the syrup and mix well.

·        Now slowly add the roasted gram flour to the syrup.

·        Stir it continuously without any lumps, add the warm ghee cup by cup .

·        Mix the mysore pak till the ghee is engulfed in it.

·        At one stage the mysore pak will gather like that of a halwa.

·        That is it starts leaving the sides.

·        This is the right consistency , pour it in the greased pan / plate.

·        When it still warm. Slice it with a buttered knife.

·        Store it in an air tight container after it cools down completely.

           

Milky Mysore Pak is ready .. J