Kadalai Maavu Cake | Jiffy Mysore pak

Posted on May 6th, 2009

Kadalai Maavu (Bengal gram flour) cake is a sweet prepared at my Aaji’s (granny) place for Deepavali This sweet reminds us of the mysore pak. Hence I have named it as “jiffy mysore pak”

Kadalai Maavu Cake

Am sending this sweet recipe to Srivalli’s Mithai Mela.

Ingredients:

Kadalai Maavu:1 cup
Ghee: 1.5 cups
Sugar: 3 cups
Elachi (Cardamom) powder: 1/2 tsp

Preparation Method:

Roast the kadalai maavu till it turns slight brownish in color.
Add sugar and ghee with it and stir well.
Cook till the mixture turns frothy and ghee separates.
Now add Elachi powder.
Remove from the stove top and spread it on a greased plate.
Cut it into squares.
Kadalai maavu cake is ready

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19 Responses to “Kadalai Maavu Cake | Jiffy Mysore pak”

mahimaa Says:
6. May 2009 at 8:21 pm

not fair to post a pic of this yummy cake anu….. supera iruku paaka..
i am getting heart attack seeing the amount of ghee and sugar. lol
but its worth the taste…. looks great.

Anu Says:
8. May 2009 at 3:32 pm
He he once in a while konjam extra va ghee and sugar S… as u mentioned its worth the taste

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Sree vidya Says:
6. May 2009 at 9:32 pm

Hey Anu!
looks like you have developed a sweet tooth
lots of sweet recipes and all of them look yummy
Am gonna try a couple of them soon

Anu Says:
8. May 2009 at 3:35 pm
Yeah dear… I always have an appetite for sweets / desserts . Do try out and keep us updated!

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Pooja Says:
6. May 2009 at 10:25 pm

Hmm yummy yummy pak Anu..Looking soft and delicious..I dont add much ghee so mine will turn out a bit hard..

sripriya vidhyashankar Says:
7. May 2009 at 9:30 am

Wow.. looks yummy & delicious..Nice entry..

Sri Vani Says:
8. May 2009 at 8:42 am

Back here after a long time . Hey this is a lip smacking sweet!!! Surely going to try. I guess we can reduce sugar as per our taste. Am sure this would have been similar to the famous Mysore pa of krishna sweets with generous ghee and sugar Drooling!!!