Mohanthal

Name: Mohanthal
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups Gram flour/ Besan; 1/4 cup Ghee; 2 tbsp Milk; 1 cup Sugar; 1/2 cup Water; 1 pinch Saffron threads; 1/2 cup Ghee; 1/2 cup Khoya/ Mawa; 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder; 1/4 cup Milk; 2 tbsp Finely chopped Pistachios and Almonds

Sanuber Ashrafi @tasty_treatbysanu

Jamshedpur

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Mohanthal...
Mohanthal is a traditional delicacy of Gujarat which is very popular during festivals specially Diwali. Gram flour roasted in ghee and then cooked with sugar syrup and khoya.

Sanuber Ashrafi @tasty_treatbysanu

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Ingredients

45 minutes

8 servings

For Besan mixture
2 cupsGram flour/ Besan
1/4 cupGhee
2 tbspMilk
For Sugar syrup
1 cupSugar
1/2 cupWater
1 pinchSaffron threads
For Mohanthal
1/2 cupGhee
1/2 cupKhoya/ Mawa
1/2 tspCardamom powder
1/4 cupMilk
2 tbspFinely chopped Pistachios and Almonds

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Steps

45 minutes

1

In a large bowl take 2 cup besan, ¼ cup ghee and ¼ cup milk.
2

Crumble and mix until the besan turns moist.
Keep rubbing, until the besan turns grainy texture.
3

Now sieve the besan using a large holes sieve. When the besan turns grainy texture. keep aside.
4

In a large kadai heat 1 cup ghee and add besan mixture.
Keep roasting the besan on low flame.
5

After roasting for 20 minutes, the besan turns golden brown and ghee releases from sides.
6

Now add ½ cup milk and mix continuously. The mixture turns frothy forming a more grainy texture.
7

Keep cooking the besan until the milk is absorbed completely.
8

In a pan add 1½ cup sugar and ½ cup water. Boil until 1 string consistency of sugar syrup is attained.
9

Add a pinch of saffron and mix well.
10

Add this sugar syrup to besan mixture slowly. Mix well making sure the besan is well combined.
11

Add 1/2 cup grated khoya and continue to cook until the mixture starts to separate the pan.
12

Add ¼ tsp cardamom powder and mix well.
13

Transfer the mixture into a greased tray. Tap and level up forming an even top.
14

Rest it for 4 hours, cut into the desired shape and garnish with dry fruits.