Sweet Somethings

Seven cups burfi

Preparation time: 10min

Cooking time: 20-30min

Makes- 25-30 pcs

Ingredients

Besan or gram flour- 1 cup or 240gm

Ghee or clarified butter- 1 cup+2tsp

Freshly grated coconut- 1 cup

Milk- 1 cup

Sugar- 3 cups

Cardamom powder- 1/2tsp

Saffron- a pinch, Toasted and crushed (optional)

Slivered almonds to garnish- optional

Method

•     Grease a plate or tray with ghee and keep aside

•     Heat a tsp of ghee in a thick bottomed wok. Add the gram flour and fry till the flour is fragrant and keep aside.

•     In the same wok, heat the remaining ghee, add the milk and sugar and mix till the sugar is dissolved.

•     Stir in the coconut and gram flour and mix on low flame for 5 to 10min. At this point you will see the mixture start to bubble.

•     Keep stirring the mixture by scraping the sides to avoid burning.

•     Continue with the mixing till the mixture thickens and it begins to leave sides.

•     Keep mixing till the mixing process becomes difficult. At this stage, stir in the powdered cardamom and saffron and mix well.

•     Take off the heat and tip the contents to the greased tray and flatten the mixture with a spatula.

•     Allow the mixture to cool for a few seconds before cutting them into desired shapes.

•     Leave it undisturbed till the burfi is cooled completely and serve immediately or store in an airtight container.