Mohanthal

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Mohanthal

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :10 Min

Cook Time : 4 Hr 0 Min

Total Time : 4 Hr 10 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 4
  • 2 cups beasn ( gram flour )


  • 4 tbsp milk


  • 1 cups desi ghee


  • 3/4 cups sugar


  • 1/2 cups water


  • 1/2 tsp green cardamom powder


  • 1 pinch saffron strands


  • 2 tbsp almonds and pistachios for garnishing

Directions

  • In a large bowl take besan and crumble with ghee and milk.
  • Sieve the crumbled besan with the help of sieve. keep aside.
  • Now in a large thick bottomed kadai, heat a cup of ghee.
  • Add in crumbled and sieved besan.
  • Combine well keeping the flame on low.
  • Keeping the flame on low-medium till the mixture turns golden brown.
  • In another pan take sugar and 1/2 cup water.
  • Start making the sugar syrup of 1.5 string consistency.
  • Add 2 tsp of milk to remove the impurities if any.
  • Add few strands of saffron.
  • Now, add green cardamom powder and remove from heat.
  • Transfer the sugar syrup over besan mixture.
  • Stir continuously, till the sugar syrups combines well with besan mixture.
  • Continue to stir for 5 minutes or til the mixture cools and slightly thickens.
  • Further the ghee absorbs and if the mixture is dry add 2 tbsp of milk .
  • Transfer the mixture to the ghee greased plate.
  • Level it up and set to a block making an inch thick.
  • Add finely chopped pistachios and cashews.
  • Cool completely for 2-3 hours.
  • Cut the mohanthal into square pieces.
  • Finally, serve or store mohanthal for a week by refrigerating.