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The Maharaja of Mysore, [[ | The Maharaja of Mysore, [[Krishna Raja Wodeyar IV]], 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. | 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. | ||
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*''' Shape: ''' Mysore pak is cut into cubes or cuboids. | *''' 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. | *''' 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. | ||
*''' | *''' Colour: ''' 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. | *''' 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. | ||