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Mohanthal

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Mohanthal Recipe

Mohanthal
Recipe: How to Make Traditional Sweet at Home

75 mins
Cooking Time
Intermediate
Difficulty
8
Ingredients
Gujarati
Diet
Mohanthal is a rich and traditional Gujarati sweet made from gram flour (besan), ghee, and sugar, often flavoured with cardamom and topped with chopped nuts. The besan is slow-roasted in ghee until golden and aromatic, giving it a deep, nutty flavour. It has a soft, melt-in-the-mouth texture with a slightly grainy bite. Usually prepared during festivals like Diwali or Janmashtami, Mohanthal is loved for its comforting taste and nostalgic connection to home-cooked sweets.

Ingredients

UNITSIngredients
2 cupsBesan (chickpea flour)
1 1⁄4 cupsGhee
8 tbspMilk
1 cupSugar
3⁄4 cupWater
1⁄2 tspGreen cardamom powder
1⁄4 cupAlmonds
1⁄4 cupPistachios