Mohan Thal (Gram Flour Fudge)
December 16th, 2008 filed under Desserts, Gluten Free
Mohan Thal (Mohanthal) 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.
Recipe makes 20 pieces.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups Gram flour (basen)
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter or ghee
- 1 tablespoon warm milk
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup milk powder
- 1 teaspoon cardamom seed powder
- 1 1/4 cup Sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons sliced almonds
Special Equipment:
- Candy Thermometer
Method:
- 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 togather 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. At room temperature mohanthal can be kept for 2 weeks or refrigerate for a month.
HI auntiji, iam jagruti form athens, GA, i am always go your website and i cook new recipe, so i do not know. so learn is ok but not like you, thankyou.
Hello Alka,
About 3/4 cup of khoya.
can we use khoya instead of cream and milk powder. alkadixit13@gmail.com
how much khoya
Dear Manjula aunty, i like this recipe of Mohan Thal. I would like to know how to make khoya. I have watched most of your recipe videos and i have tried out many of them which have come out well. Thank you for this. Best regards, Hemalatha
Hello Madam,
im a regular visitor of ur website… u r doing a great job.. there r many Indian girls in US like me .. who dint learn cooking from their mother.. but thanks to you and ur website which is veru much useful to us…
i tried this recipe.. it was wonderfulll.. it ressembled the mysore pak – the south indian sweet, but this was much better, as this dessert had a khoya touch in it.. it was lovely!!! thanks!!
im having a plan to go back to india in another few months… so, i might not get the milk powder and heavy cream there in india like the ones i get here. so, what can i use to substitute the milk powder and heavy cream? if i can use khoya, how and how much quantity am i supposed to use it in the recipe?
and my other doubt is .. what can i use to substitute the heavy cream, as we dont have the heavy cream always in our fridge?
Hello Nikki, you don’t have to shift the basen; you need to give a good rub between your palms if you are unsure mix the cream mixture and rub between your palms before you stir-fry.
Hello Arthy, you can buy the milk powder in grocery stores usually it is the same area where they have for cake baking ingredients.
Namaste Aunty,
From which store do you get milk powder? In target they have instant formula milk powder which is a baby formula. I am sure the milk powder you say is different. By the way, I am a very big fan of yours. Keep up the good work
Hello Auntieji
I had a question….Would it be a good idea to sift the besan powder after mixing the ghee and milk…..I am just concerned that it might form lumps when I put it in the cream mixture…please let me know
Hi aunty,
The recipe looks great.Can I use khoya instead of milk powder?