Besan Burfi Recipe
Besan Burfi is a popular Indian sweet made from gram flour, sugar, ghee, and a mix of spices such as cardamom, saffron, or nutmeg. It is a delicious, fudgy sweet that is easy to make and can be enjoyed by people of all ages. The flour is roasted until it turns golden brown, then mixed with sugar and ghee to form a soft dough-like consistency. This mixture is then molded into desired shapes and allowed to cool, after which it can be cut into small squares or diamonds.
Ingredients
- 1 cup ghee / clarified butter Ghee
- 2 cup Besan / Gram flour Besan
- 1 cup water
- ¼ tsp cardamom powder
- 1½ cup Sugar
- 1 cup Milk Powder
- 2 tsp pistachios chopped
- 2 tsp almond / badam chopped
Instructions
- Take a Wok( kadai), heat 1 cup of clarified butter and add 2 cups of Gram flour. Roast on low flame until the besan turns aromatic.
- After 10 minutes, the besan will start to release ghee.
- Now add 1 cup milk powder, ¼ tsp cardamom powder and mix well. Do not overcook.
- In an another pot ,take 1½ cup sugar and 1 cup water. Dissolve the sugar and boil for 5 minutes until the sugar syrup turns to 1 string consistency.
- Add in prepared besan milk powder mixture and stir continuously keeping the flame on low.
- Cook until the mixture holds together and turns to smooth consistency.
- Transfer the mixture to a tray lined with butter paper. Tap twice and top with 2 tbsp pistachios, 2 tbsp almond.
- Rest it for 30 minutes or until it sets completely. Now cut with a sharp knife to the size of your choice.
Notes & Tips
- Roast Besan Properly: The most important step in making besan burfi is to roast the besan properly.
- Sift the besan before adding it to ghee: This gives the burfi a nice, smooth texture. So ,do the additional step of sifting the besan.
- Milk Powder: It is best to take full fat milk powder for best results.
- Sugar Syrup Consistency: Make sugar syrup as instructed to set Burfi perfectly.
- Cutting the pieces of Burfi: Don’t refrigerate the mixture before cutting into pieces. If you will do that, burfi will not cut properly.
Nutrition Information (Note: Approximate)
Nutrition Facts
Besan Burfi Recipe
Amount per Serving
Calories
158
% Daily Value*
Fat
18
g
28
%
Saturated Fat
11
g
69
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
5
g
Cholesterol
46
mg
15
%
Sodium
0.4
mg
0
%
Protein
0.1
g
0
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.