Mohanthaal

Ingredients

4 cups gram flour

2 cups ghee

1/2 cup milk

2 tablespoons cardamom powder

½ cup finely sliced almonds and pistachios

Ingredients for the Sugar Syrup

2 cups sugar

1½ cups water

Method

1. Add 1 1/2 cups of the ghee to the gram flour in a large bowl and combine well with fingers to make a mixture that feels like coarse crumbs. Add the milk and mix well. Allow this mixture to rest for about a 15 to 20 minutes.

2. While the mixture is resting we will proceed to prepare the sugar syrup. In a sauce pan heat 2 cups of sugar and 1 ½ cups of water. Stir continuously until the sugar dissolves. With heat on medium high boil the syrup till you reach a single thread consistency, about 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat and keep it warm.

3. Heat the remaining ghee in a large pan and add the above flour mixture, stirring continuously until golden brown and releases a roasted aroma. This takes about 15 minutes. Add the nuts and cardamom powder and stir until well combined.

4. Add the sugar syrup and keep stirring till the mixture turns thick and leaves the sides of the pan, it will also be a little dry. This process will also take about 10-12 minutes.

5. Take care not to stir to for too long; if you do it will become too rubbery.

Transfer the mixture into a greased rectangular pan and level the surface. Allow the mixture to cool before you can cut into small pieces. Store the Mohanthaal in an air tight container. 

6.Serve them as it is or serve it warm by heat in the microwave for a few seconds.