October 5th, 2008Fresh Coconut Burfi
FRESH COCONUT BURFI
Requirements
Ø 1 fresh coconut (about 700-800 gms)
Ø 1 litre buffalo milk
Ø 350 gms sugar
For decoration: ½ teaspoon cardamom powder, 1 teaspoon chopped pasta
Steps
- grate the fresh coconut finely
- Mix together the milk, coconut and sugar in a thick bottomed karahi.
- Cook on a high flame. Stir occasionally. When the mixture thickens, reduce the flame to minimum. Keep stirring.
- When the mixture becomes semi- solid remove from the fire. Spread on 2 greased surface to a thickness of 1.2
- Decorate with pista and cardamoms. Cut into pieces.
Varieties: Use red, yellow, orange and green food colours to prepare coloured burfies.
Makes 25-30 pieces.
