Mysore Pak.....!!!!!

Mysore was first prepared in the kitchens of the Mysore Palace by a palace cook named Kakaasura Madappa. The cook at the Mysore Palace kitchen simply made a concoction of gram flour, ghee ans sugar. When asked the name, Madappa obviously didn't have its name in mind, so he simply called it the "Mysore Pak"/ Pak(or paka, more precisely) in Sanskrit and other Indian vernaculars, means sweet. It is traditionally served in weddings and other festivals of Southern India. It is very popular in baby showers too..

Though I am not a big fan of this sweet, I still like making it. Trying new desserts beyond my knowledge :) :)

Preparation Time : 5 mins

Cooking Time : 30 mins

Makes : 20 pcs

Ingredients:

Gram flour (Besan flour)	1/2 cup
Ghee	1 cup
Sugar	1 1/2 cup
Water	1 cup
Sugar for sprinkling

Method:

1. Sift the flour to get rid of the lumps. Keep a greased tray ready to pour the batter.

2. Keep a bottom thick pan on stove on medium flame.

3. Add 1 1/2 cup of sugar and 1 cup of water in to it, boil and bring to one string consistency.

4. At this point carefully add the gram flour and keep stirring with a wire whisk.

5. Mix it until smooth. Now slowly start adding ghee by 1-2 tbsp at a time and do it until you finish the whole ghee.

6. At one stage, the color starts to pale and the mix will turn frothy. Keep stirring until the whole mixture is frothy.

7. At this stage quickly off the flame and pout the mix into the greased tray and smoothen the upper layer.

8. Wait until its warm enough to demould it and cut into the desired shape. Sprinkle some sugar above it. Cool it down and serve :) :)