Description
A traditional Indian Sweet which is too famous in most of the Indian Homes. Burfi or Fudge is among one of the commonly preferred sweets in India.
Ingredients
- Fresh grated coconut - 2 cups (480 ml)
- Powdered Sugar - 1 1/2 cups (360 ml)
- Milk - 1 tsp
- Lemon Juice - 1 tsp
- Ghee - 2 tsp
- Safforn Strands (Kesar) - 1/4 tsp
- A pinch of turmeric
- Cardamom Powder - 1/4 tsp
- Pistachios sliced - for garnishing
- Water - 1 1/4 cups (300 ml)
Instructions
- Warm milk and add in the saffron stands, pinch of turmeric and keep aside.
- Blanch the pistachios and slice them, keep them for garnishing.
- Prepare the sugar syrup in a heavy bottom pan, by boiling water and sugar. Keep stirring in between; add the lemon juice to it when the mixture starts boiling.
- After adding in the lemon juice if you see the dust over the sugar syrup mixture then, remove it from spoon or strain the syrup if required.
- Keep boiling the sugar syrup mixture till it reaches the two thread consistency.
- Add the grated coconut, two tsp ghee (you can reduce it to one tsp if you wish to have less ghee in the sweet) and the saffron paste.
- Stir continuously and remove from the heat immediately.
- Grease a flat metal plate and spread the mixture on the plate. With the help of a spatula spread it evenly.
- Garnish it with cardamom powder and the sliced pistachios.
- Allow it to set for about 8 hours in the refrigrator covered with a plastic wrap and let it cool.
- Cut into desired shape and serve.
Notes
- Adjust sweetness as per your taste.
- This burfi has to be refrigerated or else it becomes very soft.
- You can use dessicated coconut also to make this burfi, however I used fresh coconut.
- If using dessicated coconut then you need to increase the quantity of the coconut accordingly.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 140