Chick Pea Flour Sweetmeat Recipe (Mysore Pak)

Chick Pea Flour Sweetmeat Recipe (Mysore Pak)
Ingredients :
2/3 cup 1/4 cup 60 g 185 g 1/2 teaspoon 1/2 teaspoon	Sugar Water Chick pea flour (besan) Ghee Almond essence Ground cardamom
Method : Put sugar and water into a pan and dissolve over low heat. Then boil for 5 minutes. Set aside. Sift the chick pea flour. Put 2/3 of the ghee into a heavy-based saucepan and heat. Add the chick pea flour gradually to the ghee and fry, stirring over low heat for 5 minutes. Add the syrup, stirring constantly and continue to cook and stir for a further 5 minutes. Add remaining ghee gradually, stirring all the time. After adding the ghee, the mixture should be cooked for a further 7-10 minutes, but should not allowed to brown. Pour into a greased plate and cut into diamond shapes before it hardens.