Burfee Recipes

BURFEE

Steps:

• Blend klim and nestle cream in a food processor to resemble fine bread crumbs.
• Sift the icing sugar and elachi (cardamom) , then add klim mixture.
• Make a think syrup with 1 cup sugar and 1 cup fresh milk.
• Add fresh cream to syrup and boil until thick.
• Add butter to syrup just before removing from the stove.
• Add ground almonds and mix well.
• Lastly add the klim mixture and set aside overnight. Add colour.
• Decorate with slivered almonds.

ALMOND BURFI

Steps:

• Place almonds in a bowl and cover with water; soak for 30 minutes. Drain water and peel almonds.
• Blend peeled almonds in a food processor or blender until a paste forms; gradually add milk while continuing to blend. Add sugar and blend until smooth.
• Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat; add almond mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and starts to pull away from the sides of the skillet, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and add cardamom; stir for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Butter a baking dish. Pour almond mixture into dish and spread into a 1/4-inch-thick rectangle. Cool for 15 to 20 minutes. Cut into squares or diamond shapes.

EVERYBODY ADORES THIS COCONUT BURFEE

Steps:

• Combine the Nestle sweetened condensed milk, freshly grated coconut(which is mentioned as desiccated coconut is supposed to be freshly grated coconut that you have to use and not desiccated), milk and Nido milk powder into a thick bottmed pan and mix well.
• Heat this mixture, stirring continuously, to avoid it from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
• Once heated, cook on slow flame till the mixture starts leaving the sides of the pan. Add 1 teaspoons of powdered green cardamom and mix well.
• This takes about 10 minutes.
• Remove from flame.
• Divide the mixture into 2 portions.
• Spread out one portion evenly onto a greased plate.
• To the other portion, add a few drops of green food colour and mix well.
• On mixing, you will get a pale green colour (Remember, its only a few drops of green food colour that you have to add. If you add too much, you'll have a dark green colour, and probably, you could then use this sweet for Halloween!) Spread the pale green colour layer on top of the white layer.
• Leave it to cool completely.
• When cooled, cut into squares and serve.
• Store refrigerated.
• ENJOY!