Mohanthal

The Indian cooking challenge for March is Mohanthal is a Gujarathi dessert. This is made with roasted besan flour, ghee, and sugar. It is sweetened gram flour fudge.

Mohanthal

Ingredients:
Besan Flour - 1 cup ( coarse variety)
Ghee - 1/2 cup
Milk - 2 tbsp
Sugar - 1 cup
Mawa - 1/2 cup
Cashew - 10 chopped
Almonds - 10 sliced
Pistachio - 15 (finely cut)
Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp

Method:
1. Sieve the flour in a bowl and mix with ghee and rub well with hands.
2. Slowly add the milk and keep it covered for 20 mins.
3. In a pan, take half. A cup of water and sugar. Make one thread syrup and add half of the chopped nuts. Remove and keep it aside.
4. Heat a heavy bottom pan. Add the remaining ghee, flour and mawa. Keep stirring till you get a roasted aroma from the flour. Now add the mawa and mix well.
5. After the mixture is combined well, add the sugar syrup and cook for about 6 - 7 mins.
6. When the mixture leaves the sides, it is ready to be removed. Pour this on the greased plate. Sprinkle chopped nuts over it and cut into small serving pieces.