Karnataka
Mysore pak
Besan, sugar and a frankly heroic amount of ghee. Mysore's royal kitchen still flexing.
40 minTime
2 gProtein each
mildSpice
Make it your way
Grandma's wayBesan, sugar, hot ghee. The ghee is the method.
The original247kcalsame
2 gproteinsame
1 gfibresame
40minutessame
Classic Mysore pak.
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.
Ingredients
Method
5 steps- 1Roast the besan in 2 tbsp ghee on low heat for 3 minutes. Keep the rest of the ghee hot on another burner.
- 2Boil sugar and water to a one string syrup.
- 3Add the besan to the syrup a spoon at a time, stirring to avoid lumps.
- 4Pour in hot ghee a ladle at a time, stirring constantly, letting each ladle absorb.
- 5When it froths up and leaves the sides with ghee oozing, pour into a greased tray. Cut while warm.
Serve it like this
Serve in small bowls, warm or chilled as it likes best, with a few chopped nuts on top.