Coconut Burfi
Festivals are incomplete without sweets. The next time you have an auspicious event or special guests at home, indulge them with this creamy, fudgy coconut based sweet.
Servings - 16 burfis
Difficulty Level - Easy
Preparation Time - 15 mins
Cook Time - 15 mins
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp ghee
- 1 cup freshly grated coconut
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp milk powder (optional)
- Few saffron strands
- 1 tsp Master Cook cardamom, powdered
- 1/2 tsp kewra water
- 1/2 cup khoya or mava
- Pistachio flakes, for garnish
Nutrition Facts
| Servings: 16 | |
|---|---|
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories | 71 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 3.4g | 4% |
| Saturated Fat 2.5g | 13% |
| Cholesterol 6mg | 2% |
| Sodium 23mg | 1% |
| Total Carbohydrate 9.4g | 3% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.5g | 2% |
| Total Sugars 8.6g | |
| Protein 1.7g | |
| Vitamin D 0mcg | 1% |
| Calcium 55mg | 4% |
| Iron 1mg | 4% |
| Potassium 46mg | 1% |
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Procedure
- Heat ghee in a pan and add coconut. Stir constantly and cook until it roasts well, but do not brown it.
- Add milk, sugar and optional milk powder to this and mix until sugar dissolves.
- Add saffron, cardamom powder and kewra water and cook for at least 5 minutes or until the mixture thickens.
- Add khoya to this and stir constantly until the mixture starts to separate from the pan and leaves out a little oil.
- When the mixture becomes a solid mass, you can colour it or keep it plain and spread it onto a greased pan.
- Let cool completely and refrigerate it. After a few hours, you can take it out and cut it into portions.
- Garnish with pistachio flakes and serve.
