Mohan Thal is like a gram flour fudge with a touch of cardamom flavor and topped with sliced almonds. Mohan Thal can be served as a dessert or served with a cup of chai tea. This fudge looking candy is irresistible.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 10people
Ingredients
2cupsbesangram flour
6tbspunsalted butter ghee
1tbspwarm milk
1/2cupheavy cream
1cupmilk powder
1tspcardamom powderilachi
1-1/4cupsugar
1/2cup water
2tbspalmonds sliced
Instructions
Melt the butter and mix with gram flour by rubbing between both palms. Texture will become like a lightly rough powder. Keep aside for at least fifteen minutes.
Add the milk. Milk should be warm and rub the mixture again between your both palms.
Next put the cream and milk powder in a frying pan and cook on medium heat. String continuously until mixture comes together and looks like soft dough. Remove from heat and keep aside.
Mix the milk dough with gram flour mixture together and stir fry on medium heat until it becomes light brown in color and start giving off a sweet aroma. Tips: stir fry continuously making sure it stays powdery.
Let it cool and add cardamom powder mix it well.
In a saucepan, boil the sugar and water together on medium heat until syrup is 2 threads or 225 degrees F on a candy thermometer.
Mix the syrup with flour mixture mix well and pour on a 8 inch greased plate. Do this quickly before syrup cools down.
Mohanthal should be about ½ inch thick and shape it into a square shape on the plate. While it is still hot spread the sliced almonds evenly over the top to garnish.
Cut the mohanthal into 1-inch square shapes while it is still warm. Serve at room temperature.
Notes
Notes: Mmohanthal can be kept for 2 weeks or refrigerate for a month. You May also like Gulab Jamuns, Badam Ki Burfi