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Mysore Pak
Sweet of chickpea flour and ghee
Mysore pak originated in the royal palace of Mysore in Karnataka, where a cook of the Maharaja is said to have first made the sweet.
Chickpea flour, sugar and plenty of ghee yield a rich, melting confection with a fine, porous texture.
Servings16 pieces
Time30 min
LevelMedium
Ingredients
- Chickpea flour (besan)150 g
- Ghee200 g
- Sugar300 g
- Water120 ml
★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique
Preparation
Cook a syrup from sugar and water.
Stir in the chickpea flour lump-free.
Fold in the hot ghee bit by bit.
Stir until the mass turns frothy and falls together.
Spread into an oiled tray, cut, let cool.
Make it original
Chickpea flour and ghee for mysore pak are in the Asia Boutique.