Description
Mohanthal is a traditional sweet prepared during the festive season like Diwali, Holi using very simple ingredients such as gram flour ( coarse besan), ghee (clarified butter), mawa (khoya), sugar, chopped nuts and water. This melt-in-the-mouth sweet is very rich in texture and taste.
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Ingredients
- 2 cups gram flour (besan)
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup mawa/ khoya
- 2 tablespoons chopped dry fruits (cashew, almond, pistachio)
- 1 cup ghee
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- First, sieve the gram flour using sieve.
- Now in a heavy bottomed pan, heat ghee and then add gram flour.
- Roast it on low flame until it turns golden brown in colour.
- When ghee starts releasing from besan, now add mawa (khoya) and continue stirring for few more minutes.
For sugar syrup
- In a saucepan, add water and sugar. Get it boil to make 2-3 strands consistency (taar or string).
- Transfer the sugar syrup over roasted gram flour mixture. Stir continuously till the sugar syrup combines well with the mixture.
- When the mixture become slightly thick or turns sticky, transfer the mixture to the ghee greased plate. Spread it with the help of using a spatula.
- Sprinkle chopped dry fruits by gently pressing them down and let it rest for 3 hours to completely set.
- When it is completely set, cut it into pieces of desired shape.
- The delicious sweet ‘Mohanthal’ is ready to be served.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- Ghee enhance the flavor and texture of this sweet Mohanthal.
- You can add dry fruits of your choice. Additionally, you can also dry roast the nuts before adding them.
- Make sure the sugar syrup have 2-3 string consistency, else the Mohanthal will not set completely.
- You can store it in an air-tight container and can be refrigerated for 2 weeks.
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: Gujarati
Keywords: Mohanthal Recipe with khoya, Easy Mohanthal recipe, How to make traditional sweet Mohanthal