Go Back
+ servings

Mysore Pak Recipe

Mysore Pak is a melt in the mouth traditional sweet commonly made at homes during Diwali and special occasions. Mysore Pak is a divinely tasting sweet made using besan flour, sugar and ghee. Learn to make perfect mysore pak with step by step pictures.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Servings12 pieces
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

  • 1 cup besan flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup ghee
  • 1/4 cup water

Instructions

  • Add a teaspoon of ghee in a nonstick pan, add besan flour and roast it till a nice aroma comes say for 3-4 minutes. Then sieve it once so that the flour is fine without any lumps. Now in a bowl, add 3/4 cup ghee with roasted besan flour and mix well.
  • The ghee besan mixture will be slightly in pouring consistency. Set aside for 15 minutes. Meanwhile grease a plate with little ghee and set aside. Now in a nonstick pan add sugar and water, in medium flame, bring it to a boil and check for one-string consistency - If you take the sugar syrup between the thumb and the index finger a single string will form that is the correct consistency.
  • Now add the besan ghee mixture to the sugar syrup. Now add the remaining 1/4 cup ghee in intervals to avoid drying and mix well. Keep stirring continuously.
  • Now keep the flame in low and keep mixing, add little ghee. Can you see in the below pictures it will first stick while scrapping with the ladle.
  • At one stage, it will come as a ball without sticking at all. The mixture will not be sticky anymore. At this stage switch off and pour it in the ghee greased plate. Don't need to flatten it, it will spread beautifully by itself. Cut it into squares/diamonds as per your wish while its hot and enjoy your mysore pak. I poured it in a big plate so my slices were thin as I wanted them that way. You can select the plate accordingly. Be very careful in checking the final consistency else your mysore pak will not be soft.
  • The slices is purely your choice you can either make it thin like this or pour it in a smaller plate to thick slices like in sweet shops, either way its good.

Notes

  • The 2 steps you have to be very careful are : Checking the one string consistency of the sugar syrup and final mysore pak consistency.
  • Also keep in low flame while stirring.
  • The color of the mysore pak also depends on the besan flour.
  • The flour we get here is nice deep yellow.
  • Ghee oozes out slightly at the final stage and it is fully absorbed when cooled down.
  • Once the besan flour is added, be very careful and start adding the ghee. It absorbs ghee quickly so don't add it fully add it in portions.
  • Also if the final stage is switched off even a minute late then your mysore paks will not be soft.
Nutrition Facts
Mysore Pak Recipe
Amount Per Serving (40 g)
Calories 234 Calories from Fat 144
% Daily Value*
Fat 16g25%
Saturated Fat 9g56%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 4g
Cholesterol 38mg13%
Sodium 7mg0%
Potassium 85mg2%
Carbohydrates 22g7%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 18g20%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 4IU0%
Calcium 5mg1%
Iron 0.5mg3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Tried this recipe?Mention @sharmispassions or tag #sharmispassions
Like our video?Subscribe to our youtube channel to get latest updates!