Thursday, May 8, 2008

Mysore pak

Summer holidays is a welcoming holidays in Andhra. In these holidays grand children and children from all the places will arrive at grannies laps. For them Granny will prepare several sweets. Out of which Mysore pak is one.

Ingredients

Besan (senagapindi) - 1 cup

Sugar - 2 cups

Ghee 1 to 2 cups

Water - 1 cup

Preparation

Roast the besan in little ghee till raw smell goes away. In a thick vessel add the sugar and water.Make sugar syrup Add the besan little by little stirring all the time. Add one cup of ghee slowly. Add the remaining ghee slowly .Stir continuously, cook till the mixture leaves the sides of the pan and the ghee separates from the mixture and also mixture starts turning red at the bottom of the pan. Transfer this to a greased plate and cut into desired shapes before it becomes hard.

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