Manjit

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Zaikabharat brings you the authentic taste of India with mouthwatering, simple, and easy recipes. Cooking relieves stress for me, provides with an opportunity to be creative, boost my mood, and brings back wonderful memories of my mom's kitchen. I have been a culinary part-time instructor for several years in addition to my professional careers as a cancer research scientist, an educator, a healthcare administrator, and a community leader. I have done several cooking demos, TV shows, and I still continue to do so. I would like to share my cooking adventure through this blog and hope you enjoy these recipes.

Friday, November 16, 2012

Mysore Pak



Mysore Pak is a popular south Indian sweet dish and is very tasty.

Ingredients:
2 cups bengal gram flour (besan)
2 cups melted butter (unsalted) or ghee
2 cups sugar
11/2 cups water
1/3 teaspoon cardamom powder (optional)

Preparation:

Take one cup of melted butter or ghee in a pan.
Add bengal gram flour into the ghee and fry until golden brown on low heat.
Meanwhile take another heavy bottomed pan.
Add sugar and water into the pan.
Boil on medium flame until it becomes one thread sticky syrup.
Add stir fried gram flour and cardamom powder.
Continue to stir on medium heat.
Add remaining butter or ghee slowly with continuous stirring.
When mixture starts to move freely leaving the ghee on the sides, transfer the mixture into a greased tray.
The mixture sets very quickly. With a sharp knife cut it into squares or desirable shapes. Garnish with sliced almonds.
Store at room temperature or keep in refrigerator.



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