Coconut Barfi
- 200 g coconut, finely grated
- 200 g dried whole milk (also known as mava or khoya)
- 250 g powdered sugar
- 25 g cashewnut and almond powder
- 10 -15 green cardamoms, powdered
- 500 g all-purpose flour
- 500 g pure ghee
- 10 saffron strands
- Mix all purpose flour and ghee in a bowl and knead thoroughly to prepare a dough.
- Cover it with a clean and wet cloth.
- This is done to prevent it from drying.
- Now, in another bowl, mix together the grated coconut, khoya and sugar powder.
- Fold in the cashewnut powder and cardamom powder.
- Make small puris now from the all purpose flour dough.
- Stuff the puris with the mixture you have prepared.
- Give it the shape of puris.
- Now, melt the remaining pure ghee in a wok.
- Fry these stuffed puris in ghee.
- Sprinkle with saffron threads, chopped peeled almonds, coconut powder and rose petals.
- Allow to cool down to room temperature.
- Enjoy on a festival or on New Year's or on a birthday or just after lunch or dinner!
coconut, milk, powdered sugar, almond powder, green cardamoms, saffron
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/coconut-barfi-386255 (may not work)