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Celebrating 100th post with Mysore Pak (Soft)

Wow .. I am extremely happy to be writing my 100th post and I thank all of my friends without whose support I would not have come thus far. The journey although tedious at times has been by far the most pleasurable one. I have to specially thank K who has been helping me in the technical aspects of the blog and also guiding me as I take baby steps in photography.

With just 3 ingredients mysore pak is sure to work wonders on the palate. How can I describe this sweet .. hmm .. can we say “Sinful Delight”? There are two types, one is the hard crumbly one and the other is the soft one. Shree Krishna Sweets is pretty famous for the soft mysore pak. It just melts in the mouth leaving the taste of ghee lingering and then we crave for more !!. K loves this sweet and my mom makes it a point to pack some from Shree Krishna Sweets if anybody is travelling to US.

I normally shun away from recipes with butter and ghee, but I wanted to make the 100th post special and the added bonus is that it is K’s favorite. At least I can say that I am hogging the computer for a reason .. I am making stuff which you like !! Added to that another reason for which I would make this sweet again is that my 3 yr old loves it. She could not remember the full name and she calls it “Soo-pa”. How cute is that? When I left the sweet in the plate for it to cool, she was happily helping herself now and then until I moved it to a different place. She was so mad and came to me angrily and said: “Amma, you have to make lots of this sweet”.

I have to warn everybody that this is a finicky sweet .. I mean seriously .. one thing goes wrong and you end up with a different texture plus you need to have loads of patience and strong arms. Also, there are recipes which double the quantity of ghee and sugar, but I should say I am contented with this much fat

Thanks to K for capturing the process as I kept stirring. I have added my experiences in the Notes section.

Ingredients
1 cup besan (bengal gram flour)
1 cup sugar
1 cup ghee (3/4 cup in flour + 1/4 cup while stirring)
1/4 cup water

Notes
1. Sugar syrup consistency is important as we might end up with a crumbly mysore pak or a hard one if consistency is not right.
2. Heat should be on low or medium low.
3. Continuous stirring is required.
4. Fresh ingredients yield good results.
5. This method yields very soft melt-in-the-mouth mysore pak. Roasting the flour also yielded soft mysore pak, but the sweet crumbled in the mouth and K liked that version better. I liked it both ways.

References
Recipe from Veg Inspirations

Method
Sift the bengal gram flour.

Add 3oz of ghee to it.

Mix well and make a dough.

Add the remaining 3oz of ghee and let it rest for say 15 minutes.

Grease a plate to pour the mysore pak when done. You will NOT have time to do later as everything happens very fast.

Mix the besan-ghee mixture well to a pouring consistency.

Start on the sugar syrup. Add 1 cup sugar to 1/4 cup water and bring to boil,

Watch for one-string consistency. You can check this easily by placing a drop of sugar syrup mixture in a bowl of water. If it does not disintegrate and forms a ball then you can roll a drop in between your thumb and index finger. It will form a string.

Add the besan-ghee mix to the sugar syrup slowly and stirring continuously. From now it is all about stirring. It is good to have a helping hand to take turns stirring . Scrape the edges of the pan and keep stirring. Keeping the heat on low to medium-low is very important.

Keep stirring adding ghee in intervals so it does not dry out.

More stirring

Can you see the mix getting less sticky and easy to stir? Keep stirring and adding ghee until it balls up.

See how it is all coming together. We are not quite there yet .. less than a minute to go.

Just to show more clearly .. see how the mixture is leaving a trail when stirred. It is ready.

Look at that ball and notice the mixture is not sticky anymore.

Pour into a greased plate and let it spread on its own. Shake the plate for it to spread.

It all happened so fast and before I could let K know that it has to spread on its own .. there he was making it beautiful with the spatula

Let it cool for say 7-8 minutes and then slice. I used a pizza cutter.

10-15 minutes later you can remove the pieces. My 3 year old could not keep her hands off the sweet and she even sneaked her tiny index finger on the sweet.

I managed to click the final product when I roasted the flour. Other steps remain the same. You just roast the sifted flour for a couple of minutes before adding the ghee to make a dough. Can you see the texture and it spread on its own giving that beautiful top layer.

Phew !! .. Finally we get to eat. It took about 7-8 minutes after the besan was added to the sugar syrup. (The total cooking took about 20 minutes).

Enjoy!

Linking to Sinful Delights happening here, DIO – Sugar & Butter hosted by Sowmya.

61 Responses to Celebrating 100th post with Mysore Pak (Soft)

Hi, ur skillet is good what material is it and where did u buy the same

Chitra says: October 28, 2016 at 9:53 am
- It is a locknlock brand skillet bought online. It is the same as this one.
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  Vardhini says: November 9, 2016 at 6:18 pm
Thank You very much for the recipe and clear instructions.Tried it out just now and I am very happy with the result especially this being my first attempt. Thanks a lot once again.

Krishna

K.P.Krishna Kumar says: September 1, 2014 at 11:31 pm
Congrats dear

best recipes says: January 6, 2014 at 6:25 pm
Lovely !! Perfectly done

Turmeric n Spice says: December 20, 2012 at 9:59 pm
That is a beauty, Shows your patience too,,,

Love to experiment says: November 3, 2012 at 2:18 pm
superb recipe……i tried dis 2day and awesome was the result…..

sharanya says: June 19, 2012 at 10:05 am
Congrats Vardhini!!! The Mysore pak is perfect to celebrate the occasion Keep rocking vardhini

Paaka Shaale says: August 3, 2011 at 5:38 am
yummy mysorepak

Jaleela says: July 31, 2011 at 5:42 am
congrats for the 100th postmysore pak looks superb, irresistable one…. gonna try for 2day.
Happy to follow u.

shriannalakshmi says: July 28, 2011 at 4:36 am
congrats on your first century…Mysore pak looks so delicious n yummy..this looks like famous Krishna sweets-Mysore Pak…so tempting going to try this soon…thanx for the step wise pictures..

sangee vijay says: July 27, 2011 at 4:04 pm
வாழ்த்துக்கள் வர்தினி! கிருஷ்ணா ஸ்வீட்ஸ் மைசூர்பா போலவே இருக்கு!

Mahi says: July 26, 2011 at 10:25 pm
Congratulations on making your first century!! What a great dish to blog for it too it looks marvelous — great display!

Now Serving says: July 26, 2011 at 7:17 pm
Congrats on the 100th post!! Mysore Pak looks soo delicious!! perfect way to celebrate the milestone!!

Ramya says: July 26, 2011 at 10:03 am
Congrats for ur 100th post. Mysore pak looks so tempting……

Chandrani Banerjee says: July 26, 2011 at 7:48 am
Congratulations on your 100th post Vardhini. My dad loves this mysore pak but i have never tried making it at home till now. Maybe i should make this for his retirement day next month. Good luck with the next few hundred blogs.

La @ Food Slice says: July 26, 2011 at 5:49 am
congrats on the 100th post delicious looking dessert to celebrate with
removed the previous comment due to spelling error

Torviewtoronto says: July 26, 2011 at 3:33 am
Congrats Vardhini., That's big milestone to achieve and I can't think of a better way to celebrate it.

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Radhika says: July 26, 2011 at 3:19 am
Congrats on ur milestone…Awesome sweet to celebrate with…looks super delicious…bookmarking this..

Reshmi Mahesh says: July 26, 2011 at 2:12 am
Congratulations on reaching your 100 posts milestone. Mysorepak looks amazing, awesome pictures.

Pavani says: July 26, 2011 at 1:23 am
Congrats on reaching 100 pasts, with all the hard work and yummy cooking! Cheers!

Veronica's Kitchen says: July 25, 2011 at 11:12 pm
wow..that looks so tempting and perfect dear….I really cant stop drooling,,,,,yummmm

JishasKitchen says: July 25, 2011 at 10:47 pm
First of all congrats dear on 100th post. The mysore pak looks like the best thing to celebrate your occasion with. Both my hubby and I love this and I have only attempted it once yet, I will try your recipe now

Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says: July 25, 2011 at 8:29 pm
Congrats on reaching 100 posts so fast!! And this looks absolutely tempting

Taste Junction says: July 25, 2011 at 8:28 pm
வாழ்த்துகள் வர்தினி…இன்னும் பல குறிப்புகள் தர வாழ்த்துகள்..

மைசூர்பாக் ரொம்ப நல்லா இருக்கு…நானும் இப்படி தான் செய்வேன்…ரொம்ப ஈஸியாக குறிப்பு…

GEETHA ACHAL says: July 25, 2011 at 6:00 pm
Congratulations!This looks so good!
Rita

Rita says: July 25, 2011 at 5:55 pm
Congrats on your 100th post. You have a wonderful blog. Also the Mysore pak looks simply delicious. Thanks for sharing the step by step method of the preparation.

Deepa
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Hamaree Rasoi says: July 25, 2011 at 5:31 pm
Congrats Vardhini ~ a great milestone n cheers to many more such beautiful milestones to come!
Mysore pak looks delectable!
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aipi says: July 25, 2011 at 4:46 pm
congratulations on ur 100th post.mysoe pak looks very tempting and well explained

jeyashrisuresh says: July 25, 2011 at 1:51 pm
Love the step by step explanation and I am in love with this sweet:)

Nitha says: July 25, 2011 at 1:28 pm
Congrats on the milestone!! An achievement indeed..
Perfect Mysore pak.

Rinku Naveen says: July 25, 2011 at 11:55 am
Congrats on this milestone dear!!Mysore pak looks so delicious and yummy.

hemalata says: July 25, 2011 at 11:10 am
Congrats on this milestone!!! Ofcourse, such an occassion is special & is the time to indulge!!! Pak looks too yummy!!!
Prathima Rao
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Prathima Rao says: July 25, 2011 at 9:18 am
Congrats n this is such a treat i hesitate so much do prepare dishes with ghee but am gone never seen so yummy mysurpa love it.. and i shd try it def ..

Kalpana Sareesh says: July 25, 2011 at 7:03 am
Congratulations on the 100th post dear! WIsh u many more! Mysore pak looks super soft and out of this world!!

CinnamonNChillies says: July 25, 2011 at 6:18 am
Congrats on the milestone and what a fitting recipe to celebrate….Loved the last pic which shows the texture beautifully.

jayasree says: July 25, 2011 at 6:13 am
congrats dear…….mouthwatering

Ganga Sreekanth says: July 25, 2011 at 5:51 am
One word Vardhini – AWESOME !! excellent texture, yes – one step wrong and its a completely different texture .. ur step by step click is perfect !

Congrats on the milestone and wishing you many more such sweet memories And thanks for linking it to the event too !

Cheers
Kalyani
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Kalyani says: July 25, 2011 at 4:29 am
Congrats on ur 100th post!! mysore pak is so tempting and love it !! perfectly done !!

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SravsCulinaryConcepts says: July 25, 2011 at 2:23 am
Congratulations on reaching your 100th post!! That's an awesome sweet to celebrate it with…so tempting…mouth watering!!

Momof3 says: July 25, 2011 at 12:57 am
Congrats on reaching this mielstone, Vardhini..Sure, Mysore pa has come out perfect and makes everyone drooling here

Shanavi says: July 25, 2011 at 12:36 am
Congrats on this great milestone…
Thanks for dropping in…Glad to follow ur wonderful blog…
Btw Mysore pak looks perfect…

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deepti says: July 24, 2011 at 11:01 pm
Hey vardhini….Congrats on your 100th post…Hope to see many more….Mysore pak looks delicious…Thnx for joining my blog…I'll surely participate in the event….
Cheers
Neha

Neha says: July 24, 2011 at 9:08 pm
Thats a very yummy lipsmacking pak, perfect for celebration… Congratss a lott n ur milestone…all the clicks r just droolworthy..enjoy..tc..:)

Mugdha says: July 24, 2011 at 7:27 pm
What a way to celebrate ur milestone……Yummilicious Mysore Pa…Just like the famous Krishna sweets of Coimbatore!! Just melts in ur mouth!!

Loveandcalories says: July 24, 2011 at 6:39 pm
Congrats on your milestone…..the last pic is tempting me….and I am going to TRY!!!

Nisa Homey says: July 24, 2011 at 6:08 pm
Congrats on 100 posts and a perfect treat for celebration…
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Ramya says: July 24, 2011 at 4:59 pm
Congrats on your 100th post, mysore pak looks awesome.

Sensible Vegetarian says: July 24, 2011 at 4:50 pm
congrats vardhini..thxs for this yummy sweet..

S.Menaga says: July 24, 2011 at 4:35 pm
Congrats on you 100th post..mm drooling here..jus love the last picture..absolutely tempting

Kurryleaves says: July 24, 2011 at 3:56 pm
Congrats on reaching the milestone!! And the superb recipe is worth all the effort!!

Authenticoriyafood says: July 24, 2011 at 3:41 pm
Congrats on your 100th post….Wow! this looks absolutely delicious.

divya says: July 24, 2011 at 2:56 pm
Congrats dear…

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Akila

Akila says: July 24, 2011 at 1:53 pm
Congrats on your 100th post! that is a great milestone!! And mysorepa is a perfect way to celebrate..

Krithi's Kitchen says: July 24, 2011 at 12:48 pm
Congrats on reaching the milestone…awesome looking mysore pak

Kaveri says: July 24, 2011 at 11:38 am
Congrats dear

Raksha says: July 24, 2011 at 9:46 am
I tried it immediately after seeing ur post…It came put perfect…didnt click it this time sure will make it again, click and post it.Thanks for the great explanation with stepwise….I have one doubt, can we roast the flour before the process or just proceed with raw besan flour? Because I felt a slight raw smell though everyone else in the family didnt feel so…

Sharmilee! :) says: July 24, 2011 at 8:35 am
congratulations dear….
When I reached my 100th post…I was so busy in blogging that I forgot to celebrate it ….:-)
now I realize I important and fun that would have been….

ANU says: July 24, 2011 at 8:11 am
Congrats on ur 100th post.. I love mysorepa.. Nice and clear step by step pics..

Laxmi says: July 24, 2011 at 7:40 am
I love the mysore pa 4m krishna sweets..just melts in mouth…urs look delicious n soft…Congrats on d milestone

Prathibha says: July 24, 2011 at 6:37 am
Congrats on ur milestone done… Keep the spirit going dear… Thats a very yummy lip-smacking sweet perfect for celebration…

Vimitha Anand says: July 24, 2011 at 6:26 am

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