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Three magas pieces on a white fluted plate.
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25 Minute Gujarati Magas Recipe (Magaj)

Melt in your mouth magas or magaj pak is a traditional Gujarati sweet recipe. Made often for special occasions with a few ingredients on the stovetop.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Gujarati
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian
Keyword: magaj, magas, magas pak
Servings: 10 pieces
Calories: 119kcal
Author: Shilpa Joshi

Equipment

  • 1 wide bottom pan I use non-stick

Ingredients

  • 1 cup magas flour or besan ladoo flour 115g
  • ½ cup ghee 100g
  • 2 tbsp milk warm
  • ½ cup sugar 115g
  • ¼ tsp cardamom powder

Instructions

  • Grind sugar to make powdered sugar. See note 1.
    Ground granulated sugar on a white plate.
  • Place pan on stovetop on medium heat. Add ghee and let melt.
    Ghee melting in a non-stick pan.
  • Once ghee has melted, add magas flour and mix. Cook about 5-6 minutes mixing intermittently so it does not burn (about every 30 seconds).
    Besan flour added to pan.
  • Flour will begin to deepen in color and become fragrant. Turn gas to low.
    Bubbling magas mixture in a pan on stovetop.
  • Add milk to mixture and mix well about 2 minutes.
    Milk added to magas flour mixture.
  • Turn off gas and remove from stove. Add cardamon and sugar and mix well.
    Cardamom and sugar added to magas.
  • Spread magas into a mitai plate or plate greased with ghee. Tap a few times to help the mixture settle in the pan. Top with chopped nuts and let cool. Once cooled cut to make pieces. The longer you can let it set, the better (see note 2).
    Magas mixture spread in pan and topped with nuts.

Notes

Note 1: Sugar is ground in stead of using powdered sugar because store bought powdered sugar has corn starch in it.
Note 2: Ideally let the magas set to cool about 4-5 hours.  You can have it sooner, but the longer you let it set the ghee will solidify and make better shapes.

Nutrition

Calories: 119kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 5mg | Fiber: 0.01g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 0.01mg