Coconut Burfi

Coconut burfi is an easy recipe with only few ingredients. Freshly grated coconut is cooked with sugar. Cardamom powder and ghee are added to give aroma and flavor to the dessert with nuts for extra crunch.

Ingredients :

• Freshly Grated Coconut - 2 Cups
• Sugar - 1 n 3/4 Cups
• Eliachi/Cardamom Powder - 1/4 tsp
• Chopped Nuts - 4 tbsp
• Ghee - 2 tbsp

Method :

• Grate coconut without scraping brown part to get milky white coconut burfi.
• Fry chopped nuts in ghee till golden and keep them aside. You can make plain burfi with out nuts.
• Keep a plate/tray greased with ghee before starting the process.
• In a non stick pan take grated coconut and sugar. Heat them on medium flame.

• Mix them well on medium flame. Continue cooking with constant stirring. Sugar will melt and form a thick liquid. 

•  Keep on stirring until the mixture starts leaving the pan and forms a mass. At this stage add eliachi/cardamom powder and fried nuts. Mix well and switch off the flame immediately.

• Transfer the mixture to the greased tray and level it. Leave it to cool down for 5-8 minutes and cut into squares when still warm.

• It is ready to be served. Store it in airtight container once it cools down completely.

Tips :

• While scrapping the coconut, take care not to scrape the brown part.
• If you keep stirring even after desired consistency is reached, sugar will get caramelized and color will start to change.
• When desired consistency is reached, act fast and transfer to the greased plate immediately, else the mixture would become hard. So keep the greased tray ready and handy.
• Don't allow them to cool down for more than 10 mins else cutting into pieces will be difficult.