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Mysore Pak | Step by Step Recipe | Indian Sweets Recipes

Mysore Pak
Mysore Pak | Step by Step Recipe | Indian Sweets Recipes

Mysore Pak

Popular South India sweet usually made during festivals.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 20  minutes
Makes: 12 to 16 pieces
Ingredients:

  1. Besan / Chickpea  flour / Kadalamavu – 1 cup
  2. Ghee – 1 cup
  3. Vegetable oil – 1/2 cup
  4. Sugar – 1 cup
  5. Water- 1/2 cup

Instructions:

  • Grease a tray ( i used 5″ x 5″ cake tin)with ghee and keep aside.Sift the besan flour through a fine sieve to remove any lumps.Keep aside.
  • In a pan heat ghee and oil together until it is smoking hot.Reduce the flame to low and let it heat.
  • In another pan  add sugar and water.Mix well until combined.
  • Cook this sugar mixture over medium low flame until it reaches single thread consistency.To check this , take a drop of sugar syrup between your thumb and index finger and pull gently ,if a single thread is be formed the sugar syrup is ready.( Note: the sugar syrup will be very hot.)
  • Once the sugar syrup is ready,add the sifted besan flour in batches and mix well until combined.Cook over medium heat for about  1 minute, stirring continuously.( Note:From now on ,till the final step you will have to stir this mixture continuously.)Now increase the heat of ghee- oil mixture to medium high.
  • Add a ladle full of hot ghee-oil mixture to this.Now the besan mixture will turn frothy.Keep stirring continuously until the ghee-oil mixture is completely absorbed and  it turns smooth again.
  • Again add a ladle full of hot ghee-oil mixture and mix well until it is completely absorbed and the besan mixture turns smooth again. Similarly continue adding the hot ghee-oil mixture in batches until all of it is used up.
  • Cook this ,stirring continuously until it starts to leave the sides of the pan easily.Soon this mixture will turn frothy and porous.
  • When the mixture turns frothy and porous switch off the stove and immediately transfer this into the greased tray.Gently level the surface using a greased knife or spoon.
  • Let it cool for about 10 minutes and then cut into desired shapes.Allow this to cool completely before removing from the tray.

NOTES

  • Single thread consistency of the sugar syrup is very important to obtain the perfect texture.
  • In the final step,make sure the besan mixture is frothy and porous while transferring it into the tray.If you transfer the mixture before this stage, mysore pak will turn out soft and will have a raw taste.If you over cook the mixture ,it will crumble easy and you will not be able to cut it into squares .You may have to use a spoon to eat it, but  it will taste great for sure!!!
  • The top and the bottom surface of the mysore pak will cool easily ,while the middle portion remains hot for quite some time.Therefore the center portion gets cooked further and gets a slightly dark colour.
  • Check this video for detailed procedure.
    Mysore Pak | Step by Step Recipe | Indian Sweets Recipes

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24 Comments

  • Reply
    Vimitha Durai
    August 28, 2014 at 11:38 pm

    Perfectly done… Looks just like store bought..

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    Babitha
    August 29, 2014 at 3:44 am

    🙂 loving it,damn good

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    Lifewithspices
    August 30, 2014 at 5:58 am

    damn damn sooperbbb…

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    Remya
    August 30, 2014 at 7:57 am

    super!

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    Preetha
    August 30, 2014 at 11:40 am

    ente daivame.. making mysore pak at home that's a hell lot of engergy.. super cook.. well done really looks delicious.. my Husband is a lover for this pak both hard and soft(ghee pak)

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    Manjusha
    September 1, 2014 at 10:42 pm

    Just PERFECT!!

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    Unknown
    June 4, 2015 at 11:33 am

    Tanks Its very easy and nice

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    Unknown
    November 8, 2015 at 3:11 pm

    thankyou .i make this very good

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    Unknown
    November 8, 2015 at 3:12 pm

    thankyou i make this good

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    kams-live every moment
    November 9, 2015 at 8:33 am

    good recipe. .. gosh way a difficult task.. hats off to d sweet masterz

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    Unknown
    February 23, 2016 at 11:16 am

    I halved this recipe and made it accordingly…I achieved the one string consistency and it was perfect till i add the first batch of ghee oil mixture…when i add the second batch the mixture didn't absorb ghee and it becomes brown and hard…can u tell what would be the reason?
    Thanks in advance…

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      Kurryleaves
      March 2, 2016 at 6:09 am

      I m sorry it did not work well for you.
      It is very important that you cook the mixture over medium heat,stirring continuously. I guess the heat was too high and mixture got burned.
      How much ghee -oil mixture did you add in the first batch ? a ladle full or more??
      also,i ve given a link to the video explaining the process in the NOTES section.Kindly check that out ,im sure it will clear your doubts.
      Do let me know.
      Regards
      Vidya

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    Unknown
    March 21, 2016 at 7:51 am

    Hi,Thank you for this perfect recipe of mysore pak. This is the first time i'm blogging in your site. As i was searching for mysore pak recipes,I came across various sites and I tried two recipes from other but something went wrong. For a last trial, i was looking for better measurements then I saw that yours are in medium quantity and same ratio as my grandma said. So i gave a try, I did'nt require full oil, it was really like a store bought, my family appreciated for this perfectly done Mysore pak. Thank you for providing correct ratio and wonderful sweet recipe.

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    Unknown
    March 21, 2016 at 7:57 am

    Hi,
    I tried recipes from top sites but it didnt turn out well. As a last trial i was searching for better ratios and exact ones.This site gave me exact ratio for mysore pak. I gave a try and those came out really like a store bought mysore pak. Thank you for providing exact ratios. I like your posts. Thanks proving us a wonderful recipes.

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      Kurryleaves
      November 18, 2016 at 10:26 am

      Thank you so much for the feedback dear.SOOO happy that it worked perfectly.

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    Unknown
    March 22, 2016 at 12:29 pm

    The Mysore Pak which I made came out v soft n was not setting.
    Then I cooked it again n then it became alright.
    I had cooked d sugar till one string .
    Can U pls advise wat went wrong.

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      Kurryleaves
      November 18, 2016 at 10:27 am

      For perfect texture you should cook the besan sugar oil mixture until frothy.

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    Unknown
    March 30, 2016 at 11:04 pm

    Hi,
    The sweet in picture seem to be that of hard and porous one . could you help me with procedure for making the soft .
    Instead of vegetable oil can we make it in full ghee?
    Thanks in advance

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      Kurryleaves
      November 18, 2016 at 10:25 am

      you may use ghee instead of oil.
      will post the recipe for soft mysore pak soon

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    Unknown
    July 24, 2016 at 10:56 am

    Hi , just loved ur recipie tried it my husband liked it a lot . Looking forward to try your recipies.if want it soft like ghee pak what should I do

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      Kurryleaves
      November 18, 2016 at 10:14 am

      Thank you!will post the recipe for soft mysore pak soon

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    Unknown
    January 19, 2017 at 6:48 pm

    Hi I tried for the first time and it came out well. It was hard but it didnt turn out like yours in 2 colors. Not sure what was wrong.

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    Unknown
    June 2, 2017 at 10:02 am

    I tried your recipe and it was so yuuuummmmyyyy

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    Unknown
    June 2, 2017 at 10:03 am

    I tried out your recipe and it was so yummyyyy ☺☺☺

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