MohanThaal - Chick Pea flour fudge ! Diwali Special

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The array of colours
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Candles are lit
Children play
Presents are given
We pray to the Gods
Diwali is here.



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Mohanthal, treat for your eyes and palate. This sinful and scrumptious chickpea flour delight fudge must for Diwali celebrations !! I used to devour this sweet, made by my mum every Diwali in India.

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Mohanthaal

by Jagruti September-28-2017

Mohanthal is a very popular Gujarati sweet which is mainly consumed during Diwali festival. This sinful and scrumptious melt in your mouth fudge made with chickpea flour, sugar, ghee and khoya.

Ingredients

• Sugar Syrup
• 300g Granulated sugar
• 235 ml water
• Mohanthaal
• 250g Chickpea flour
• 210g Desi Ghee
• 200g Mawa or khoya
• 60ml Warm Milk
• 1/2 tsp. Cardamom and Nutmeg Powder
• small pinch Mace powder ( jawantri)
• 12-15 saffron threads
• 2-3 tbsp. Almond and Pistachio slivers
• Edible silver or gold leaf

Instructions

To the warm milk add 1/4 cup of ghee, remaining ghee used later.Add milk and ghee mixture to chickpea flour and mix. Leave covered for half an hour.In a pan, mix sugar and water and add saffron and leave aside. Do not heat yet.Rub chickpea flour mixture with your fingertips to make crumbly.
Sieve chickpea flour mixture in a special mohanthal sieve.In a heavy bottomed pan, heat remaining ghee and roast chickpea flour for at least 35-40 mins on a very low heat until a roasting aroma is reached and the flour should be a light brown colour. DO NOT BE HASTY during this step.After roasting, add grated mawa to mixture and roast for a further 7-8 mins.
Turn off the heat and leave the mixture aside.Start making the sugar syrup on medium heat.
Heat syrup until sticky between your fingers (looks like threads of sugar) Add saffron threads, leave few for garnishing.Add cardamom, nutmeg and mace powder to flour mixture and then sugar syrup. Mix very well.Pour mohantaal mixture in a greased tray and garnish with almonds and pistachio.
Allow to set for around 6-7 hours.
Cut Mohanthaal in the desired shape.Enjoy!

Details

Prep time: 40 mins Cook time: 50 mins Total time: 1 hour 30 mins Yield: 18-20 pieces

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