Mohanthal

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Mona Santosh
Mona Santosh @MonaS
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Mohanthal is a traditional sweet from Gujarat, made with besan, sugar and ghee. It is popular in Rajasthan too.
Usually, I make it during festivals and winters as it's quite rich to consume otherwise.

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Ingredients

60 minutes
20-25 pieces
  1. For the flour mix
  2. 1 1/2 cupscoarse chickpea flour (besan)
  3. 2 tbspghee
  4. 2 tbspmilk
  5. For sugar syrup
  6. 3/4 cupsugar
  7. 3/4 cupwater
  8. 2 pinchsaffron, powdered
  9. 1 tsprose water
  10. 1 tspgreen cardamom powder
  11. Other ingredients
  12. 3/4-1 cupghee
  13. 1/2 cupmilk
  14. 1/4 cupchopped pistachios and almonds

Cooking Instructions

60 minutes
  1. 1

    In a bowl take besan, add 2 tbsp ghee and milk. Use your fingers and mix it. Now rub this flour in between your palms to break the lumps. Sieve it. If there are lumps remaining, grind it in a mixer and add it to the sieved flour.

  2. 2

    Soak saffron in 2 tbsp of lukewarm water.

  3. 3

    Heat up ghee in a thick bottom pan. Add sieved besan. Fry on low flame, stir continuously.

  4. 4

    When it becomes golden brown add 1/4 cup of milk and stir well. After a few minutes add some more milk. Switch off the flame and let the mixture cool down.

  5. 5

    Boil sugar and water on medium flame to prepare the sugar syrup. When it starts boiling add saffron water. You have to prepare a syrup that has 1.5 strings (dedh tar ki chashni). Add rose water.

  6. 6

    Add this syrup to the prepared besan, that is now at room temperature.

  7. 7

    Mix well. It should be semi-solid. If it looks little crumbly, add 2-3 spoons of warm milk and mix well.

  8. 8

    Pour it on a well-greased tray. You should(use ghee for greasing the tray) Spread it evenly. Sprinkle chopped nuts evenly and press slightly.

  9. 9

    Let it cool down completely, cut into the shape of your choice. Can be stored upto a week without refrigerating in pleasant weather.

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Experimenting with the ingredients and using them as a flavour enhancer is something I love doing. A great energy booster- I crave to improve my skills with every new recipe that I create in my kitchen.Follow me on Instagram as m0nas_cabana
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