Mysore Pak

One the most popular south Indian recipe liked by many. Some people use ghee instead to oil . If you use oil we get the three different colors .. yellow on the top light orange in the middle and light brown in the bottom

Ingredients:

Besan 1 cup

Sugar 2 cup

Ghee/Oil 2 Cups

Water  1 cup
Cardamom powder 1 teaspoon

Preparation:

1. Heat pan and add 2 teaspoons of oil and turn to low flame, now add the besan roast till raw smell goes out.

2. Sieve the roasted besan and transfer the sieved besan into a plate.

3. The third and fourth step need to be done simultaneously.  Make sugar syrup with 1 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup of water, boil untill it reaches string consistency(by this time you can notice rapid boiling). When to take dip a spoon or spatula the liquid will fall like a thick string. This usually takes 8 to 10 minutes in medium high flame.

4. Heat oil in a seperate pan.

 5. Add roasted flour to the sugar syrup and stir continuously ensure that no lumps  formed.

6. Add half of the boiling oil  besan and sugar syrup . Stir continously.

 7. Grease a plate with oil and keep it aside. Keep stiring contionusly after 2 to 3 minutes again add the half of the remaining oil in the pan and stir continously. Add the rest of the oil after 2 to 3 minutes.

8. Stir contionusly, when mysore pak mixture starts leaving the edges of the pan. Add cardamom powder and switch off immediately.

9. Immediately after switching off the stove pour this into greased plate from 2  feet height very carefully to get the bubble texture and multi colors. Cut them into rectangular shapes.