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Mohanthal
Ingredients:
- 500 grams gram flour.
- 500 grams ghee
- 1/2 cup milk.
- 250 grams unsweetened mava or khoya.
- 350 grams sugar.
- 2 tblsps. coarsely pounded cardamom seeds.
- 1/2 tsp. essence of saffron.
- 25 grams each of charoli, almonds and pistachio nuts.
- Silver foil.
Method:
Add 50 grams of ghee to flour and mix nicely. Put in the milk, mix thoroughly and pass through a fine sieve. Put 2 cups water in sugar and prepare a syrup of one-thread consistency. Remove from fire and keep it warm.
Blanch and slice all the nuts. Heat the remaining ghee and fry the flour till it turns golden coloured and a nice smell emanates from it. Add khoya, cardamoms and nuts and cook till the mixture turns smooth and khoya turns a nice brown colour.
Add syrup and keep on stirring till the mixture turns thick and leaves the sides of the vessel add essence.
Put the mixture in a greased thali, level the surface, cover with foil and set aside to turn cold, then cut into small pieces and store in airtight container.
Note: Some of these sweets require Sugar Syrup of appropriate consistency. Refer Sugar Syrup preparation here.
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