Mysore Pak recipe

It was another day at the Mysore Palace and the reigning King, Krishna Raja Wodeyar,was ready to have his lunch. His chief chef Madappa completed the preparation of  all the courses for the royal meal. But on the thali that would be presented to the king, one spot was vacant - for a sweet dish.
With space left for one more sweet dish, Madappa began experimenting. He made paagh/pak (basically sugar syrup in the local language), then added gram flour and to make it rich added loads of ghee to it. 

The King tasted it. It dripped of ghee and glowed, the gram flour gave it the look of Gold. It just melted in his mouth and the entire ensemble made the King super duper happy. The King asked for the name of the dessert and the nervous cook could say was Mysore Paagh( Basically Sweet of Mysore).

The king relished the sweet so much that he got Madappa to set up shop outside the palace grounds so that it could be made available to common people

Although invented accidentally, since that day, Mysore Pak has never disappointed the people who taste it. The sweet has become an international like.
 
An Simple sweet - a concoction of gram flour, ghee and sugar
A perfect sweet to be made for special occasions and festivals like Holi, Diwali
 
Ingredient:
 
Besan - 1 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
Ghee - 1 cup 
Water - 1 cup

Method:

1. Add a tsp of ghee in a nonstick pan
2. Add besan flour and roast it till it begins to turn golden brown and gives a roasted aroma
3. (Optional)You may then sieve it once such that there are no lumps found
   Transfer it to a bowl and allow it to cool
4. In a pan; add sugar and 1 cup water and Stir the sugar in water until it dissolves, allow it to come to boil
5. Turn the heat to low and simmer until you get a one string consistency – it should feel sticky between your fingers
6. Once it attains a stringy consistency add in the roasted gram flour and continue to stir until well combined
7. Turn the heat to low and keep stirring continuously until it becomes a smooth consistency and continue to stir 
8. Heat the rest ghee in different pan and add it to the mixture in small quantities
9. Mix well and at one stage, the mixture will not be sticky anymore
10. At this stage switch off and pour it in the ghee greased plate. Don't need to flatten it. It will spread beautifully by itself
11. Cut it into squares/diamonds as per your wish while its hot
12. Sprinkle a little of granulated sugar over the top and allow the Mysore Pak to set and cool completely until set.

       Enjoy your mysore pak.

Note:

1. Be very careful in checking the final consistency else your mysore pak will not be soft
2. keep in low flame while stirring