Mohanthal, Mohan means lord Krishna and thal means bhog or prasad. Mohanthal is a one of the favorite sweet of lord Krishna and most popular sweet in Gujrat and Rajasthan. Mohanthal can make during the special occasion like Janmashthami, Diwali or wedding ceremony.

Guajarati sweet dish list is incomplete without Mohanthal. It is a traditionally Guajarati dessert, which is ideally know to be served to god as a bhog or Prasad. This is one of the best, most popular, and very tasty sweet. It is like a gram flour fudge with a touch of cardamom flavor and topped with sliced dry fruits.

Ingredients:

• 2 cup Gram Flour/Besan
• 1 cup Ghee/Clarified Butter
• 1-2 tbsp Milk
• ½ cup Khoya/Mawa (optional)
• ½ tsp Cardamom Powder
• 1 ½ cup Sugar
• Few Threads of Saffron
• ¼ cup Chopped Dry Fruits (Almond, Cashew, Pistachios)
• Silver Warq/Varakh (optional)

Method:

1. In a mixing bowl add besan, ¼ cup warm ghee, ¼ cup milk and mix well. Rub the mixture with the palms till it resembles like bread crumbs, once done cover it and keep aside.
2. Take a deep pan to prepare the sugar syrup. Add 1 cup water, sugar, saffron and boil till 2-3 thread consistency.
3. While sugar syrup is being made, take another pan, heat remaining ghee in it and add crumbled besan mixture, stir it well and stir continuously till golden brown on low flame.
4. Now add khoya/mawa in the cooked besan mixture and mix it well until it dissolves nicely. Add cardamom powder, mix it again, turn off the flame and allow it cooling for 2-3 minutes.
5. Now check sugar syrup (check 2-3 thread consistency with little drop of sugar syrup using between thumb and finger). If sugar syrup is done then add into the besan mixture and mix well.
6. Now grease a tray or thali, pour the mixture into the greased thali and spread evenly then sprinkle chopped dry fruits over it, press them lightly and allow cooling for 5-6 hours, you can apply silver warq/varakh over it for decorative look.
8. Mohanthal is ready, now cut it into the square shapes and serve it.

Tips:

• You can store it into the airtight container for a week.

Mohanthal (Gram Flour Fudge)

 

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Author: Binjal Pandya

Recipe type: Desserts & Sweets

Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

• 2 cup Gram Flour/Besan
• 1 cup Ghee/Clarified Butter
• 1-2 tbsp Milk
• ½ cup Khoya/Mawa (optional)
• ½ tsp Cardamom Powder
• 1 ½ cup Sugar
• Few Threads of Saffron
• ¼ cup Chopped Dry Fruits (Almond, Cashew, Pistachios)
• Silver Warq/Varakh (optional)

Instructions

1. In a mixing bowl add besan, ¼ cup warm ghee, ¼ cup milk and mix well. Rub the mixture with the palms till it resembles like bread crumbs, once done cover it and keep aside.
2. Take a deep pan to prepare the sugar syrup. Add 1 cup water, sugar, saffron and boil till 2-3 thread consistency.
3. While sugar syrup is being made, take another pan, heat remaining ghee in it and add crumbled besan mixture, stir it well and stir continuously till golden brown on low flame.
4. Now add khoya/mawa in the cooked besan mixture and mix it well until it dissolves nicely. Add cardamom powder, mix it again, turn off the flame and allow it cooling for 2-3 minutes.
5. Now check sugar syrup (check 2-3 thread consistency with little drop of sugar syrup using between thumb and finger). If sugar syrup is done then add into the besan mixture and mix well.
6. Now grease a tray or thali, pour the mixture into the greased thali and spread evenly then sprinkle chopped dry fruits over it, press them lightly and allow cooling for 5-6 hours, you can apply silver warq/varakh over it for decorative look.
7. Mohanthal is ready, now cut it into the square shapes and serve it.

Notes

• You can store it into the airtight container for a week.

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