Mysore pa and Mysore pak

Submitted by Lata on Tue, 2010-11-02 16:50 My Gallery

Let's take a poll regarding who makes what. The topic is Mysore pak and Mysore pa. I'll go first; my mom used to make mysore pak which is the porous kind and also happens to be the trickier kind of the two. She doesn't think the taste of other softer version that is sold in Krishna sweets comes close to her version. That is just her thoughts/experience on this subject. :0

Last week when I was talking to my local friends about the difference in the two, a couple of them wouldn't agree, and seem to think there is only one kind of the Mysore pak sweet. I'm left wondering why the porous kind is not that popular.

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umaraja

Tue, 2010-11-02 23:26

can anybody xpln me hw 2 microwave for making pal gova, i ve done it a plenty of times in stove, but nt yet in an oven,

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Lata

Wed, 2010-11-03 17:31

Uma, check this out:
http://www.vahrehvah.com/PAL+KOVA:365

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Lata

Wed, 2010-11-03 20:06

Don't use that recipe Uma. As you can see, someone has tried out from that link and is not happy with the result. This is exactly why I also ask around even though we have internet recipes readily available. Smile

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brindhanagesh

Thu, 2010-11-04 10:40

I agree with Lata. Recently the porous is losing out to the softer variety, may be because of the marketing gimmick of some powerful sellers. I like and make the porous ones only Smile

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anirudh

Fri, 2010-11-05 11:14

yes, there is only one Mysurupaak. i think the porous & softness varies due to the use of ghee and the sugar syrup consistency.....yeah softer ones getting more publicity as it leads to extra sale of ghee Smile and also more payment to the sweetmakers/ shops as they claim it to be special cared preparation.

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umaraja

Sun, 2010-11-07 22:55

thanks lata, that link helped me to knw the timings of mw ovn, i did the recipe of mine with those timings and it came out well