There is a captivating history attached to Mysore Pak. Around 90 years ago, Kakasura Madappa was the chief chef at the Mysore royal palace. During one of King Krishnaraja Wadiyar’s dinners, he noticed the absence of a sweet dish on the King’s plate. Madappa promptly decided to prepare a sweet dish to satisfy the King’s demand. He quickly made a sweet using sugar, ghee, and gram flour. The dish received instant appreciation from the King. As it lacked a name, the King decided to call it Mysore Pak since it originated in Mysore.
Express News Service
A sea of people had gathered around a hole-in-the-wall shop in Mysore s bustling Devaraja Market. Social distancing was obviously not their thing. A local vendor was selling hot pieces of the local favourite, Mysore Pak.
The sweets were handed out on pieces of newspaper. One bite, and we know why the noise here never dies down. The shop, Guru Sweets, is the oldest sweet shop in the city. It was once owned by the ancestors of Kakasura Madappa, who is credited with the invention of Mysore Pak in 1935.
The-golden-coloured, ghee-soaked sweet’s birth was quite accidental. One day, Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar, who was the king of Mysore between 1894-1940, was expecting special guests. He ordered the royal cook, Kakasura Madappa, to make something special.