Mysore pak

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{{Infobox prepared food
| name = Mysore pak
| image = Mysore_pak.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption =
| city = [[Mysore|Mysuru]]
| state = [[Karnataka]]
| country = [[India]]
| course = [[Dessert]]
| type =
| year = 1935
| Inventor = Kakasura Madappa
| served =
| main_ingredient = [[Ghee]] or [[oil]], [[sugar]], [[gram flour]]
| variations =
| calories =
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[[File:South Indian sweets or dessert called Mysore pak made from gram flour, powdered sugar and clarified butter.jpg|thumb|Mysore pak pieces]]
'''Mysore pak''' ({{lang-kn|ಮೈಸೂರು ಪಾಕ}}) is an [[Indian sweet]] prepared in [[ghee]]. It originated in the city of [[Mysore|Mysuru]],<ref name="thehindu">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Food/In-search-of-Mysore-Pak/article15616920.ece|title=In search of Mysore Pak|first=Neha|last=Mujumdar|date=24 November 2012|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref name="deccanchronicle">{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151015/nation-current-affairs/article/four-generations-mysore-pak-still-crowd-puller-here|title=Four generations - mysore pak still crowd puller here|via=www.deccanchronicle.com}}</ref> one of the major cities in the Indian state of [[Karnataka]]. It is made of generous amounts of [[ghee]], [[sugar]], [[gram flour]], and often [[cardamom]].<ref name="thehindu"/> The texture of this sweet is similar to a buttery and dense [[cookie]].<ref>https://www.ndtv.com/south/how-the-famous-mysore-pak-was-invented-674512?amp=1&akamai-rum=off How the Famous Mysore Pak Was Invented</ref>

==History==
It is prepared and given at weddings and other festivals in southern India

and is very popular in baby showers.

The Maharaja of Mysore, [[Krishnaraja Wodeyar]], was a food lover and maintained a large kitchen at the Amba Vilas Palace in Mysore, making cuisines from European to Prasadam in the temples.

This sweet, by his chief chef Kakasura Madappa. With time running out, the desperate Madappa began experimenting, wanting to present the King with something unusual. Adding gram flour, ghee and sugar, he made a soft pak (or mixture). Handed over in the royal thali is a hot, fudge-like sweet. The chef was called in and asked its name. He said the first thing that came to his mind - the 'Mysore Pak.

''Paaka'' or extreme sweet refers to the sticky sugar syrup obtained by simmering sugar with an equal amount of water; specifically for Mysore pak, the [[simple syrup]] heated to the [[Candy making#Sugar%20stages|softball]] stage. The syrup, used as the primary sweetening agent in various Indian sweet dishes like Jalebi, Badam puri, Mysore pak and others. The syrup is given taste with spice essences like cardamom, rose, honey etc. ''Paaka'' syrup preparation is a skilled art mastered by few cooks. Some of whom keep their methods secret.

This sweet Mysore pak improved as time goes by. However, the original sweet made with the original recipe is still available at the famous "Guru Sweets" stores in Devaraja Market, run by Mr Nataraj, great-grandson of the original inventor of the dish Mr Kakasura Madappa.

==Ingredients==
Mysore Pak is made from [[Gram flour]] (Besan), [[Ghee]], [[Sugar]] and Water. It is commonly used in [[Southern India]]. Other ingredients that may or may not be used are [[Baking soda]] and [[Cardamom]].

==Attributes==
*''' Shape: ''' Mysore pak is cut into cubes or cuboids.
*''' Texture: ''' Hard and porous when made with less ghee, soft and dense when made with generous amount of ghee. Moisture from the sugar syrup escapes as steam through the greased gram-flour rendering Mysore pak porous. Excess ghee, if any, may fill in such pores rendering it dense.
*''' Color: ''' Yellow to light brown due to gram flour (roasted).
*''' Shelf life: ''' Very little water is used in the preparation, so it can stay fresh in a cool and dry place, but it should be used within one month only.

==See also==
*[[Dharwad pedha]]
*[[Byadagi chilli]]
*[[Udupi Mattu Gulla]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Mysore pak}}
*https://www.indianmirror.com/culture/indian-specialties/mysorepak.html

{{Mysore topics}}
{{Indian Dishes}}

[[Category:Indian desserts]]
[[Category:Karnataka cuisine]]
[[Category:Culture of Mysore]]
[[Category:Indian confectionery]]
[[Category:Geographical indications in Karnataka]]

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