mysore pak recipe with step by step photos – super delicious and a popular sweet from mysore. it is made with just three main ingredients – besan, ghee and sugar. this melt in the mouth rich sweet is so called as its was invented in the kitchens of the mysore palace. here ‘pak’ or ‘paka’ refers to sugar syrup. since the besan is cooked in sugar syrup along with ghee.
i had got some requests for mysore pak recipe and now i am sharing the way i prepare it. this is one recipe which was pretty troublesome and i must have tried it numerous times. now even if someone wakes me up from sleep and asks me to make mysore pak, i will be able to make a decent mysore pak.
basically there are two versions of mysore pak. one is the soft version made famous by sri krishna sweets and the traditional version. this recipe is neither the soft version or the traditional version. it comes in between. it is not that firm nor it is soft.
also since i have made the traditional version before, i will share its recipe too in due course of time. i will also share the krishna sweets soft mysore pak. i have had both the sri krishna sweets mysore pak and badam halwa. i have already added badam halwa recipe, which is similar to theirs.
mysore pak recipe looks easy with just using three ingredients, but it’s not easy. you do need some experience with cooking indian sweets while preparing the dish. also you have to continuously stir non-stop, especially after adding ghee. i have given tips and suggestions in the post itself, so that you do not find the mysore pak recipe too daunting and can make it easily.
you can also check this 7 cup cake recipe which is easy to make as compared with mysore pak.
wish all who celebrate a happy and prosperous diwali.
preparation for making mysore pak
1. firstly take all the 3 ingredients – 1.25 cups sugar (200 to 210 grams sugar), 1 cup besan (100 grams) and 1 cup ghee (200 to 210 grams).
2. seive the besan once or twice. this helps in reducing the lumps if any while mixing besan in the sugar syrup.
3. a pic of the sifted besan below.
4. grease a pan or tray with some ghee. use a pan or tray which can give you some depth and height, so that you can get rectangular or square pieces of mysore pak.
making mysore pak
5. now take the sugar in a heavy thick bottomed kadai. since a lot of stirring happens, i would suggest you to use a heavy and large aluminium or iron kadai. please do not use non stick pan as due to the heat and lot of stirring, the non stick coating can get affected.
6. add ½ cup water in the sugar.
7. keep the pan on the stove top. on a medium-low or medium flame, heat the sugar syrup.
8. stir so that the sugar dissolves.
9. simultaneously also take the ghee in another pan and keep it on stove top.
10. let the ghee melt on a low flame or sim. the ghee has to be hot when we add it in the besan mixture. so let it be on a slow simmer.
11. let the sugar syrup start bubbling and boiling. we are not looking for one string consistency in the sugar syrup. just let the sugar solution come to a boil and then we have to add the besan.
12. add the besan in three to four parts. first add some of the besan.
13. with a wired whisk, stir the besan briskly, so that it dissolves with the sugar solution.
14. with one hand, add the besan and with the other hand mix it with a wired whisk.
15. finish of all the besan this way.
16. stir very well, so that the besan has got mixed evenly with the sugar syrup.
adding ghee for making mysore pak
17. then add ghee in parts. first add a ladle full of the ghee.
18. you will see a lot of bubbles and frothing in the besan mixture after you add ghee.
19. as soon as you add ghee, mix it with the besan with a spoon or spatula. with one hand add ghee and with the other hand mix it.
20. then add the second part of ghee and again mix it very well. keep the flame to a medium-low or medium.
21. this way finish off adding all the ghee in parts. mix very well.
22. do use a bigger kadai and also some gloves on your hands, as there is a lot of sizzling, frothing and bubbling that happens.
23. all the ghee will be absorbed first and what you will see is a smooth molten besan mixture.
24. on a medium-low to medium flame with non-stop stirring cook the besan mixture.
25. you have to continue to cook and stir till you start seeing many bubbles in the mixture and the ghee is released from it. the mixture will also start to leave the sides of the kadai or pan.
26. so continue to cook and stir.
27. while stirring also scrape the bottom of the kadai and the sides. if you do not scrape, then the mixture starts sticking and gets browned or burnt. so you have to non stop stir and scrape. do use flat steel spatula (palta) as this helps in scraping the besan mixture.
28. when the mixture comes together in one mass and you see some ghee at the sides, then also continue to stir and scrape.
29. when you see many small bubbles and holes in the mixture, then switch off the flame. when you reach this stage, you have to be attentive as a few seconds here or there and it will ruin the texture of the mysore pak.
30. if you cook too much, then you will get a very hard mysore pak. the following pic, shows you the texture to get a hard mysore pak. so do not cook till you come at this stage. this pic was taken when working on a disaster recipe. sharing the pic to show the difference.
setting mysore pak
31. immediately and quickly tilt the kadai and pour the whole mixture in the greased pan.
32. it falls in one lot and you don’t need to use any spoon for it.
33. level with a spatula or the back of small glass or a small steel bowl.
34. let the mysore pak mixture become warm or cool down. if there is too much ghee at the sides or top, then invert the pan after 20 to 30 minutes, so that the excess ghee is removed. you can use this ghee while preparing dosa or greasing idli plates. once warm or cooled down, then just invert the pan on a chopping board or tray or plate. tap the sides and the bottom of the pan. the mysore pak block falls of easily.
35. then slice the mysore pak. store in an air-tight container. mysore pak stays good for about a week to ten days at room temperature.
36. serve mysore pak as a festive sweet to your loved ones.
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Mysore Pak
INGREDIENTS
- 1.25 cups sugar OR 200 to 210 grams sugar
- 100 grams besan (gram flour) OR 1 cup besan
- 1 cup ghee OR 200 to 210 grams ghee (clarified butter)
- ½ cup water OR 125 ml water
INSTRUCTIONS
preparation for mysore pak
- firstly take all the 3 ingredients - 1.25 cups sugar (200 to 210 grams sugar), 1 cup besan (100 grams) and 1 cup ghee (200 to 210 grams).
- seive the besan once or twice. this helps in reducing the lumps if any while mixing besan in the sugar syrup.
- grease a pan or tray with some ghee. use a pan or tray which can give you some depth and height, so that you can get rectangular or square pieces.
making mysore pak
- now take the sugar in a heavy thick bottomed kadai. since a lot of stirring happens, i would suggest you to use a heavy and large aluminium or iron kadai. please do not use non stick pan as due to the heat and lot of stirring, the non stick coating can get affected.
- add ½ cup water in the sugar.
- keep the pan on the stove top. on a medium-low or medium flame, heat the sugar syrup.
- stir so that the sugar dissolves.
- meanwhile also take the ghee in another pan and keep it on stove top. let the ghee melt on a low flame or sim. the ghee has to be hot when we add it in the besan mixture. so let it be on a slow simmer.
- let the sugar syrup start bubbling and boiling. we are not looking for one string consistency in the sugar syrup. just let the sugar solution come to a boil and then add the besan.
- add the besan in three to four parts. first add some of the besan.
- with a wired whisk, stir the besan briskly, so that it dissolves with the sugar solution.
- with one hand, add the besan and with the other hand mix it with a wired whisk.
- finish of all the besan this way.
- stir very well, so that the besan has got mixed evenly with the sugar syrup.
adding ghee for making mysore pak
- then add ghee in parts. first add a ladle full of the ghee.
- you will see a lot of bubbles and frothing in the besan mixture after you add ghee.
- as soon as you add ghee, mix it with the besan with a spoon or spatula. with one hand add ghee and with the other hand mix it.
- then add the second part of ghee and again mix it very well. keep the flame to a medium-low or medium.
- this way finish off adding all the ghee in parts. mix very well.
- do use a bigger kadai and also some gloves on your hands, as there is a lot of sizzling, frothing and bubbling that happens.
- all the ghee will be absorbed first and what you will see is a smooth molten besan mixture.
- on a medium-low to medium flame with non-stop stirring cook the besan mixture.
- you have to continue to cook and stir till you start seeing many bubbles in the mixture and the ghee is released from it. so continue to cook and stir. the mixture will also start to leave the sides of the kadai or pan.
- while stirring also scrape the bottom of the kadai and the sides. if you do not scrape, then the mixture starts sticking and gets browned or burnt.
- so you have to non stop stir and scrape. do use flat steel spatula (palta) as this helps in scraping the besan mixture.
- when the mixture comes together in one mass and you see some ghee at the sides, then also continue to stir and scrape.
- when you see many small bubbles and holes in the mixture, then switch off the flame.
- if you cook too much, then you will get a very hard mysore pak.
setting mysore pak
- immediately and quickly tilt the kadai and pour the whole mixture in the pan. it falls in one lot and you don't need to use any spoon for it.
- level with a spatula or the back of small glass or a small steel bowl.
- let the mysore pak mixture become warm or cool down.
- if there is too much ghee at the sides or top, then invert the pan after 20 to 30 minutes, so that the excess ghee is removed. you can use this ghee while preparing dosa or greasing idli plates.
- once warm or cooled down, then just invert the pan on a chopping board or tray or plate. tap the sides and the bottom of the pan. the mysore pak block falls of easily.
- then slice the mysore pak into rectangular or square pieces.
- store in an air-tight container. it stays good for about a week to ten days at room temperature.
- serve as a festive sweet to your loved ones.
NOTES
- recipe can be doubled, but this would mean a lot of stirring.
- a few seconds here and there once the mixture starts leaving ghee makes a lot of difference. so be attentive towards the last few steps once the mysore pak mixture starts leaving the sides of the pan.
- do use a heavy aluminium or iron kadai or pan. or else the besan starts sticking and gets browned or burnt at the bottom.
Dear Dassana
Have been a regular visitor to your site and made some amazing food for my family.
However chose to send a comment for this recipe as this was my mother’s super dish. She was the ultimate expert. Your recipe was the closest to hers. She used to use homemade ghee for her recipe.
Thanks for this amazing recipe and bringing back the sweetest memories.
dear vaijayanti. that is so touching to know and thank you for sharing a part of your sweetest memories here. i am touched and grateful as well. thanks again and wish you all the best.
Hello Dassana,
I tried this mysore pak recipe today. And it turned out well. My whole family loved it. Thank you so much.
glad to know shilpa and thank for sharing the feedback. happy cooking.
Amazing recipe…it worked really well for me both times I tried it.. Thanks a lot for this
thanks for the feedback and rating for on mysore pak recipe. happy cooking.
Would I be wise to put the mixture in the mixer before attempting t allow it to set for a smoother consistency? If my Mysore pak mix is a little dry should I add a bit more ghee?
avoid adding in mixer as the mixture starts becoming dense and solidifying when you add in the pan. yes you can add some more ghee.
Easy and different recipe, thanks sharing recipe.
Welcome Shahhameed
How can we get the traditional mysore pak without one string sugar syrup consistency
the recipe with 1 string consistency is different. this recipe method is different.
Hi Dassana, can you please post the Krishna Sweets recipe for Mysorepak?
Aarthi, I will try to add.
hiii dassana….thanx fir d wonderful recipe….i made it today first trial n it ws heavenly yummyyy…..I’ve tried mny of ur recipes n as usual ds one too was a hit….love u so much just keep inspiring alwyzz..stay blessed!!!
Welcome Prerna. Glad to read your positive feedback. Thanks for your best wishes and for your kind words.
thank you Dassana. will try the recipe soon. keep up the good work..
welcome anusha and thanks.
Hi Dassana. Will roasting the gram flour change the procedure of preparing Mysore Pak?
you can roast besan, but just lightly roast for 2 to 3 minutes on a low flame stirring non stop. it won’t change the procedure.
Hello, I think I followed the recipe correctly,however the Mysore pak did not set and is crumbly and completely powdery in texture. The taste is nice. What could have gone wrong? Can I do anything to correct it now?
when the mixture gets overcooked, it becomes crumbly and powdery. an over coooked mixture either ends up becoming too hard or becomes powdery. unfortunately, nothing can be done now. i had faced this issue also once, so we just ended up having the crumbles and did not waste it as the taste was good.
Hi… it look delicious. I’ve never tasted mysore pak before but I would like to try this. Does it taste different from besan halwa/laddoo? (I got a bit confused because of similarity of the ingredients)
By the way, the candles in the pic are making a very beautiful presentation 🙂
thanks ruchi. mysore pak tastes different than besan halwa as well as besan ladoo. the ingredients are similar but because of the method of preparation, the taste is different.
By 1.25 cups of sugar do you mean 1 and 1/4 cup sugar
yes. its 1 and 1/4th cup sugar.
Hi dassana, wishing you and your family happy diwali. Will surely try this and let you know. Tk care. Hv a safe diwali.
Regards
Marina
thank you marina. wish you and your family too a happy and safe diwali. tc.
wow… one of my favorites.. thank u dr..?
welcome deepa.
Hello. i tried following the recipe but it didn’t set and turned out like a halwa, thick and a little runny.
How can I fix this?
harshita, it needs to be cooked more. so you can place the mixture again in the kadai and cook for some more minutes. hope this helps.
Hi Dassana,
Taste test result – turned out to be delicious!! It is like katli, not Mysore pak?, will try again in a few weeks. Did I remove it from the gas a little too early? Or did I have to go longer?
Thanks!
Bhanu
thanks bhanu for the taste test result. yes i have mentioned in my previous comment to you, the mixture needed to be cooked more. but if the taste is good, then no issues. it like having besan barfi. also wish you a happy diwali.
Thanks Dassana, wish you a very happy Diwali too! Mr loved it, but yes, he thought I made kaju katli, and I had to tell him it’s besan barfi?. He would have laughed if I told him it was meant to be Mysore pak, but haha, the compliments were worth it. Thank you Dassna, for posting this recipe, it is one of our favorite sweets, and hard to buy authentic one in the US. So this is a blessing. The last ‘barfi’ is being devoured as I write this!!
My best wishes to you and family and wish you all a very happy new year!
thats great. glad to know about the compliments. mysore pak is also our favorite sweet. i will be sharing two more versions of mysore pak. this recipe has less ghee and less sugar. but in the other versions there will be more ghee and sugar.
Hi Dassana, I made it today, but neither the ghee came from the sides nor did I see the bubbles.. What did I do wrong.. They came out as kaju katlis.. Haven’t tasted yet, will give you the final taste test result after half hour ?
bhanu, the besan mixture needs to cook more. the whole process from start to finish takes about 20 minutes. ghee should be visible. so you have to continue cooking, till you see some ghee at the sides. when the ghee becomes visible, you will also see the bubbles appearing in the mixture. now it has become more like barfi. if its cooked less, the texture becomes like a besan barfi.