Chick Pea Flour Sweetmeat Recipe

(Mysore Pak)

Ingredients :

2/3 cup

1/4 cup

60 g

185 g

1/2 teaspoon

1/2 teaspoon

Sugar

Water

Chick pea flour (besan)

Ghee

Almond essence

Ground cardamom

• Put sugar and water into a pan and dissolve over low heat.

• Then boil for 5 minutes. Set aside.

• Sift the chick pea flour.

• Put 2/3 of the ghee into a heavy-based saucepan and heat.

• Add the chick pea flour gradually to the ghee and fry, stirring over low heat for 5 minutes.

• Add the syrup, stirring constantly and continue to cook and stir for a further 5 minutes.

• Add remaining ghee gradually, stirring all the time.

• After adding the ghee, the mixture should be cooked for a further 7-10 minutes, but should not allowed to brown.

• Pour into a greased plate and cut into diamond shapes before it hardens.