Mohanthal

Mohanthal my favourite  famous Rajasthani and Gujarati Sweet. Its's signature dish which you never say no once you see it.My mom makes the best mohanthal and i have  tried it so many times but  I never got the same taste and texture as she served.Now  I have started trying this and following my mom's instructions and  I got proper texture and taste but still her love and taste is missing.

Well it has lots of calories but once in a while you can enjoy the super delicious Mohanthal. I usually love to make it in festival, so I can eat without guilt ,lolll

Tricky thing is sugar syrup. so you should follow these steps:

1. One-thread consistency is when a single thread is formed (and does not break) when your forefinger and your thumb are pulled apart gently. 
2. Two-thread consistency is when two threads are formed (and do not break) when your forefinger and your thumb are pulled apart gently. This stage is also called the soft-ball stage - when a drop of syrup of this consistency is dropped into a bowl of cold water, it forms a soft ball. 
3. Three-thread consistency is when three threads are formed (and do not break) when your forefinger and your thumb are pulled apart gently. This stage is also called the hard-ball stage - when a drop of syrup of this consistency is dropped into a bowl of cold water, it forms a hard ball 

Ingredients:

2 cups Besan (gram flour) 
1 1/2 cup clarified butter (ghee)
8 cardamom crushed into powder
1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 cup water 
1/3 cup full fat milk
4 tablespoon almonds chopped 
4 tablespoon pistachio chopped
2 tablespoon poppy seeds
saffron strands

Sugar syrup:

1. Heat water and sugar in pot on medium heat
2. Stir the liquid and let it boil
3. Add few drops of milk in syrup ,so impurity of sugar will come out on top of the syrup. take it out from syrup. 
4. stir the syrup and check the consistency of syrup. it should be 1 1/2 thread consistency .
5. once you get the consistency switch off the stove and keep aside.

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Procedure:

1. Place the gram flour in a wide bowl.
2. Heat ghee and pour half of it over the flour.
3. Rub the ghee into the gram flour with the palms till it resembles bread crumbs.
4. Heat the remaining ghee.
5. Add the flour and stir continuously till golden brown.
6. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
7. Add the golden browned gram flour to the sugar syrup and stir well.
8. add saffron and cardamom powder and stir.
9. Pour into a greased tray and spread evenly.Garnish with almonds,poppy seeds and pistachios and allow to cool for 4 to5 hours.
10. Cut into squares.

Baked Cake Doughnuts Eggless

Whenever we go for travelling outside of Edmonton, we always make sure to make a stop at  Tim Horton. Doughnuts are super yummy, sweet and sugary. I understand that its too sugary but once in a while its okay to have them. I made them before but they were fried ones and didn't turned out as soft as I wanted. One day  me and my kids were in Bed Bath & Beyond and I saw this doughnut tray. You know what, my kids are my the best friends, they always allow and encourage me to spend time as I need in such stores where you can find tons of amazing household items to have. But I am not a shopaholic, thank god. I always buy stuff that is necessary, so I feel like I should get a huge round of applause for saving my dear hubby's money! Lol!

So I have made these doughnuts from the recipe that was on Wilton's Doughnut pan, but I have made few changes in this recipe. And thankfully they were super soft and yummy!!

Ingredients (makes 12):

2 cups flour sifted cake flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar (in original recipe it is 3/4 cup sugar)
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup applesauce (in original recipe 2 eggs , but I have used apple sauce)
2 tablespoon butter melted

Procedure:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degree F.
2. Spray doughnut pan with nonstick cooking spray
3. In large mixing bowl, sift together cake flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg and salt.
4. In another mixing bowl, mix applesauce, buttermilk and butter. Whisk it well.
5. Add buttermilk mixture into flour and whisk batter until well incorporated.
6. Fill doughnut cup 2/3 full, so they have enough room to bake.
7. Bake for 8-9 minutes in the middle rack of the oven until the top of the doughnuts spring back up when touched.
8. Cool it for 4-5 minutes.
9. Glaze them with your favorite glazing like cinnamon sugar, chocolate glazing, or sugar dusting.

Note:

Cake flour :  From 1 cup all purpose flour, remove 2 tablespoon flour and add 2 tablespoon corn starch to make cake flour. For step by step recipe go to:

Source:   http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Cake-Flour

Super yummy!!!