Mohanthal Recipe | Traditional Mohanthal Recipe | Festival Recipe
Mohanthal is a traditional mithai with the rich flavour and melt-in-the-mouth texture of ghee-roasted besan. Popular in Rajasthan and Gujarat, this sweet is a part and parcel of the festive season.
Prep Time30 mins
Cook Time30 mins
Total Time1 hr
Ingredients
- 2 Cups Besan ( Gram Flour )
- 4 tbsp Milk
- 1 Cup Desi Ghee
- 3/4 Cup Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Water
- 1/2 tsp Green Cardamom Powder
- Almonds & Pistachios for garnishing
Instructions
- In a large bowl take besan and crumble with ghee and milk.
- Sieve the crumbled besan with the help of sieve. keep aside.
- Now in a large thick bottomed kadai, heat a cup of ghee.
- Add in crumbled and sieved besan.
- Combine well keeping the flame on low.
- Keeping the flame on low-medium till the mixture turns golden brown.
- In another pan take sugar and 1/2 cup water.
- Start making the sugar syrup of 1.5 string consistency.
- Add 2 tsp of milk to remove the impurities if any.
- Add few strands of saffron.
- Now, add green cardamom powder and remove from heat.
- Transfer the sugar syrup over besan mixture.
- Stir continuously, till the sugar syrups combines well with besan mixture.
- Continue to stir for 5 minutes or til the mixture cools and slightly thickens.
- Further the ghee absorbs and if the mixture is dry add 2 tbsp of milk .
- Transfer the mixture to the ghee greased plate.
- Level it up and set to a block making an inch thick.
- Add finely chopped pistachios and almonds.
- Cool completely for 2-3 hours.
- Cut the mohanthal into square pieces.
- Finally, serve or store mohanthal for a week by refrigerating.
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Notes
- Roasting the besan in a low flame gets rid of the raw smell of the flour. So do it in a low flame and patiently.
- Adding khoya gives a nice taste to the mohanthal.
- String consistency is more important. So be alert while making the sugar syrup.