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Mohanthal

A rich besan burfi with loads of dried fruits. This recipe is from FoodFood TV channel

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Mohanthal
Main Ingredients Coarse gram flour (besan), Ghee
Cuisine Gujarati
Course Mithais
Prep Time 11-15 minutes
Cook time 11-15 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Sweet
Level of Cooking Difficult
Others Veg

Ingredients list for Mohanthal

  • 2 cups Coarse gram flour (besan)
  • 3/4 cup +1 1/2 tablespoons Ghee
  • 4 tablespoons Milk

Method

  1. Heat 2 tbsps milk in a non stick pan. Add 1½ tbsps ghee and heat till it melts. Place gram flour in a bowl, add the milk-ghee mixture and mix with fingertips till it resembles breadcrumbs.
  2. Pass it through thick sieve, pressing lightly to remove lumps. Cook together ½ cup water and 1½ cups sugar to make a syrup.
  3. Heat ¾ cup ghee in a non stick pan, add the sieved gram flour and saute on medium heat, stirring continuously, till fragrant and dark in colour.
  4. Cook the syrup till it gets 1½ string consistency. Grease an aluminium burfi tray. Add nutmeg powder and green cardamom powder to the gram flour and mix well.
  5. Set aside to cool completely.Add 2 tbsps milk to the sugar syrup and mix well. Add the syrup, little by little, to the gram flour mixture and mix well.
  6. Pour into the greased tray and spread evenly. Sprinkle almonds and pistachios over the gram flour mixture and press lightly. Set aside to cool completely. Cut into squares, separate the pieces and serve.
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