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baking · vegetarian · gluten-free

Mysore pak

Karnataka's rich, porous gram flour and ghee sweet that melts in the mouth.

Time
40min
Steps
5
Mysore pak, photographed from above

Ingredients

20 servings

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Contains milk.

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    Method

    1. 1

      Mix besan with 120 ml of the ghee to a smooth paste.

    2. 2

      Boil sugar and water to one-string consistency.

    3. 3

      Add besan paste and stir constantly.

    4. 4

      Add remaining hot ghee a ladle at a time; cook until it froths, honeycombs and leaves the sides.

    5. 5

      Pour into a greased pan, cut while warm and cool.

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