Mysore paahu [Besan sweet]

My mom usually does mysore paahu for diwali. Gulab jamun is a standard sweet and apart from that she usually does this one.

Ingredients:

• Besan [kadalai maavu] – 1 cup
• Ghee [clarified butter] – 1 cup
• Sugar – 2 1/2 cups (I used cane sugar)

Method:   

• Heat the ghee in the kadai
• Add besan to the ghee and mix it well. Make sure it mixes well with ghee.
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• Take a hard based vessel [usually uruli is a good choice] and add 1 cup of water
• Add 2 1/2 cups of sugar to that. Make a thick sugar syrup.
• When lift the spatula from the vessel the syrup must make a thread. It should be that thick [ Kambi paahu]
• Now add the besan mixture and mix it well.
• Cook till the mysore paahu froaths up.. [Nurai varum varai]
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• While the mysore paahu mixture is getting ready, take a broad plate and coat it with ghee.
• Transfer the mysore paahu mixture to the ghee coated plate.
• Allow it to cool and cut into your favourite shapes.
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