Saturday, March 21, 2009

Mysore Pak

Mysore pak a South Indian delicacy was first created in the kitchens of the mysore palace by a palace cook. It tops the list when you think of south indian sweets. Its easy to make once you get the feel of how to make it.
Ingredients
Besan - 1 cup ( This gives you around 10 pieces)
Water - Half cup
Sugar - 2 cups
Ghee - 1 cup
Oil - Half cup
Method
First pour a little of the ghee and fry the besan well until the raw smell goes off. You can sieve the besan after frying so that you can avoid lumps in the Mysore pak.
Now make the sugar syrup by mixing the sugar and water together. It has to reach the single string consistency. Otherwise you can test the syrup for readiness by pouring a little of this syrup into water. If the syrup dissolves in water and you can make a ball out of this thats the right time to mix the besan.
You have to heat the ghee simultaneously while making this. You can also add some oil to the ghee and keep it hot
Now add the besan slowly and start mixing it. Its time to add the hot ghee and oil to this mixture slowly. Add them little by little in different intervals.
Keep stirring it continously . The mixture would start giving out bubbles and it would reach a consistency where it doesn't stick with the pan any more. Now pour this into a plate smeared with ghee and cut it when it is moderately hot and allow it to cool. When it is cooled you can cut them into pieces.

1 comment:

  1. Yummy..come to India soon so that we too get a chance to taste all your aromatic dishes!

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