Mohanthal with Jaggery and Without Sugar

Mohanthal is a traditional sweet dish that consists of besan, ghee, and sugar. It is popular in Gujarat and is also made in Rajasthan.

This sweet is flavorful and rich in texture, albeit a little rough. And you cannot get enough of the aroma of the roasted besan.

Making Mohanthal is relatively easy. The only part you need to put effort into is the roasting of the besan. If you are not careful to keep the flame low, then it will burn the besan.

Cooking the besan on the low flame can be a little time-consuming. But the result will be worth the efforts and patience.

Usually, it is soaked in sugar syrup. Making the syrup can also be a bit tricky if you have not practiced it. It should be cooked to 1.5 threads consistency.

But here, we are not using sugar syrup. Instead, we are using jaggery to make it sweet. Hence, you are saved from all the hassles.

One can store this sweet dish in an airtight container at room temperature. It will still be edible for ten days.

The sweet delicacy is a part of auspicious occasions and festivals. You can please your guests as well by serving this sweet to them.

Try our other sweet recipes like Moong Dal Halwa and Wheat Halwa.

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Ingredients of Mohanthal

• Gram Flour - 250 gm
• Ghee - 2 tbsp
• Milk - 50-60 ml
• Ghee - 100 ml
• Milk Cream - 80-90 gm
• Jaggery - 70 gm
• Rose Water - 1 tbsp
• Almonds - 5-6 pcs
• Cashew - 5-6 pcs
• Ghee - As Required (To Grease the Mold)
• Pistachio - 8-10 pcs

Steps for Mohanthal

• Add chickpea flour, ghee, and milk in a bowl. Mix it properly.
• Take another bowl and place a sieve on it. Fill the sieve with the flour and stir it with a spoon until the lumps are removed. The content in the bowl should be fine.
• Add ghee in a heated pan. Pour the chickpea flour into it and keep on stirring the mixture for 30 minutes on low flame. Don't increase the flame or the flour will burn.
• Then add milk cream and mix again. After that, add jaggery and cook until it melts.
• Add rose water and stir again. Lastly, add almonds and cashews. Stir again.
• Grease a container with ghee. Fill it with the mixture and level it with the spoon. Sprinkle some pistachios over it and refrigerate for one hour.
• Mohanthal is ready. Cut it into pieces and serve.

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