Traditional mysore pak recipe made in the microwave! With less than 5 minutes of active cooking time, you can easily make this vegan mysore pak.
I have been posting back-to-back delicious and straightforward party/potluck-friendly Deepavali recipes this season, and the last one for this season is the microwave mysore pak made with vegan ghee.
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The recipe is very simple, and we need only three ingredients. I have been making this recipe ever since I saw this on the simple Indian recipes blog. I have reduced the sugar and ghee amount. There are a few nitty-gritty things to consider, and let me get straight into it.
Microwave timing
First and foremost, check your microwave wattage. Most microwaves range between 600 and 1200 watts. So depending upon that, the timing might vary. But it won’t take more than 4 minutes of cooking time. I have tried this mysore pak in my Panasonic 1250 watts microwave, which is on the higher power. When you work on a microwave equal to or above 1100 watts, cook in shorter intervals in the range of 30 seconds or 45 seconds. Do not cook continuously for a minute.
Roasting the chickpea flour/besan
Yet another critical thing to keep in mind is roasting chickpea flour. We don’t want a batch of mysore pak with the raw taste of chickpeas flour. Microwave the chickpea flour with a bit of ghee or oil first until you get the delicate roasted aroma of besan/chickpea flour.
Alternatively, you can roast the besan on the stovetop too. In that case, it won’t be a full microwave recipe but still an easy recipe.
Also, use fresh besan and make sure you sieve it so that there aren’t any lumps.
Vegan ghee
Like maladu, I used vegan ghee for this recipe. But you can also use refined oil or vanaspati. If you are not particular about vegan, use regular ghee too.
Taste – If you are used to ghee mysore pak, you will feel a slight taste difference in this vegan ghee mysore pak. But you won’t get the coconut oil taste for sure.
Ingredients required
We need three main ingredients – besan or chickpeas flour, powdered sugar, and ghee. I did not use any milk here and sprinkled raw sugar on top while setting the mysore pak, and that’s optional. Please check the measurement details on the recipe card.
Dietary specifications
This is a vegan, gluten-free, and nut-free dish. Once the mysore pak is set, slice them into pieces, and it stays good for 3 to 4 days and even more when refrigerated. But as I make it in small batches, we finish it off soon.
How to make mysore pak in the microwave?
PS – I have used the term “ghee” below. It’s not the dairy ghee, I have used vegan ghee.
- Grease the plate generously with ghee and set it aside. In the microwave-safe bowl, add the sifted chickpea flour and 1 tsp of ghee. Mix well and microwave for 30 seconds. Take it out and remix it, and microwave for 30 seconds. (1 minute to roast the besan)
- Now add the melted ghee and mix it, followed by powdered sugar. It will be thick, but as you microwave it, the mix will loosen up.
- Microwave for 45 seconds. Take it out and mix well as you can see the ghee has oozed out well.
- Now microwave again for 30 seconds, and as you can, the mixture will bubble up and become frothy. After this, cook this in smaller intervals.
- Mix and cook again for 15 seconds. (90 seconds, one and half minutes to cook the mysore pak) Mix it and transfer the mix to the plate greased with ghee. Spread it evenly. Sprinkle some raw sugar on top. The ghee will be floating on top. But as the mysore pak cools, the mixture will absorb the ghee and be soft and solid. Slice the mysore pak after about 20 minutes.
- Note – I noticed that the mixture takes a little longer to absorb the vegan ghee than the dairy ghee. I am sure we all will be tempted to drain that ghee. But let it take its time to absorb, and the result will be a soft mysore pak. To speed up the setting process, you can also refrigerate the mysore pak after 20 minutes. Do not keep the hot mysore pak in the fridge.
Recipe notes
- I have reduced the sugar measure and ghee measure, and this worked out well. You can increase the sugar to 1 cup for more sweetness.
- You can use regular dairy ghee if you are not particular about vegan.
- Depending upon the microwave, the timing might vary. Please adjust accordingly.
- Don’t fret if you cook the mixture a little longer. The mixture will become crumbly and while setting the mysore pak, press it with a spatula or bowl to set. It will be more like the hard/crumbly mysore pak. As long as you don’t burn the mysore pak mixture, however you make it, this will be edible. :-)
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📖 Recipe
Microwave Mysore Pak | Vegan Mysore Pak
Ingredients
Measurement Details: 1 cup = 240ml; 1 tbsp = 15ml; 1 tsp = 5ml;
- ½ cup chickpea flour besan/kadalai maavu
- ⅓ cup ghee melted. As mentioned in the post, I have used vegan ghee.
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp raw sugar optional
Instructions
- Grease the plate generously with ghee and set it aside. In the microwave-safe bowl, add the sifted chickpea flour and 1 tsp of ghee. Mix well and microwave for 30 seconds. Take it out and remix it, and microwave for 30 seconds. (1 minute to roast the besan)
- Now add the melted ghee and mix it, followed by powdered sugar. It will be thick, but as you microwave it, the mix will loosen up.
- Microwave for 45 seconds. Take it out and mix well as you can see the ghee has oozed out well.
- Now microwave again for 30 seconds, and as you can, the mixture will bubble up and become frothy. After this, cook this in smaller intervals.
- Mix and cook again for 15 seconds. (90 seconds, one and half minutes to cook the mysore pak) Mix it and transfer the mix to the plate greased with ghee. Spread it evenly. Sprinkle some raw sugar on top.. The ghee will be floating on top. But as the mysore pak cools, the mixture will absorb the ghee and be soft and solid. Slice the mysore pak after about 20 minutes. I noticed that the mixture takes a little longer to absorb the vegan ghee than the dairy ghee. I am sure we all will be tempted to drain that ghee. But let it take its time to absorb, and the result will be a soft mysore pak. To speed up the setting process, you can also refrigerate the mysore pak after 20 minutes. Do not keep the hot mysore pak in the fridge.
Notes
- I have reduced the sugar measure and ghee measure, and this worked out well. You can increase the sugar to 1 cup for more sweetness.
- Depending upon the microwave, the timing might vary. Please adjust accordingly.
- Don’t fret if you cook the mixture a little longer. The mixture will become crumbly and while setting the mysore pak, press it with a spatula or bowl to set. It will be more like the hard/crumbly mysore pak. As long as you don’t burn the mysore pak mixture, however you make it, this will be edible. :-)
- You can use regular dairy ghee if you are not particular about vegan.
Nutrition
I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.
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