Mysore Pak

Name: Mysore Pak
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup gram flour (besan); 2 cups sugar; 2 cups ghee, warm; 1/2 cup water

ಮೈಸೂರು ಪಾಕ್/MY-soor pahk/

Also known as: Mysore Paak, Mysuru Pak, Ghee Mysore Pak

About this dish

A rich, crumbly sweet made from gram flour, ghee and sugar, with a honeycomb texture inside.

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Ingredients

🌾1 cup gram flour (besan)

🍬2 cups sugar

🧈2 cups ghee, warm

💧1/2 cup water

Method

Serves 2

Sift the gram flour and mix it with half a cup of the warm ghee until smooth.

Boil the sugar and water to a one-string syrup.

Add the gram flour paste to the syrup and stir constantly.

Keep adding the rest of the ghee a spoonful at a time, stirring, until the mixture froths and pulls away from the pan.

Pour into a greased tray, cut into squares while warm and leave to set.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Mysore pak is said to have been invented in the kitchens of Mysore Palace by the royal cook Kakasura Madappa.

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