Mysore Pak

This was one of my biggest challenges, but the end result, I'm told, is well worth the effort

Another traditional Venkatam Deepavali item (to my sister-in-law, Alli, this is a pidicha item :-)))

Get ready to give those arms a good exercise :-)

Ingredients
2 cup of besan/kadalamavu/gram flour

2 cups of sugar

2 cups slightly warm ghee

1/2 a cup of water

Preparation:

Get a short-rimmed pan greased and ready
Sift the flour to remove all knots

pour the ghee slowly and mix in to the flour to make a flowing paste 

In a heavy bottomed pan, mix the sugar and water and heat on medium high flame. 

When the sugar has dissolved in the water and is is starting to boil, pour in the batter slowly, stirring continuously- This is where the arms get their exercise :-)

So keep stirring until the pahu comes off the sides without sticking.... this takes a while, so be patient and put the arms to work, the better to enjoy the end result 

You will see the thickening -

NOTE:  If the bottom starts browning, then you have kept it on the flame for too long

Remove and pour on to the greased pan 

In a minute, while it is still hot, start cutting into the desired squares/ diamond shapes

Let it remain on the pan for until it cools

Then remove the slices and arrange on a plate

Happy Mysore -Paaking :-)