Besan Burfi with Milk Powder | Besan Ki Barfi

popular Indian besan burfi sweet with milk powder (besan ki barfi) garnished with almonds.

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Besan Burfi with Milk Powder | Besan Ki Barfi

Besan Burfi or Besan Ki Barfi is a popular Indian sweet recipe that is nutty, soft, and mildly chewy and prepared using only 5 ingredients. This Indian dessert is gluten-free, no-bake.

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Total Time25

Course: Dessert, sweets

Cuisine: Indian

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian

Servings:

Calories: 249kcal

Author: Kushi

Equipment

Kadai / Pan

Ingredients

6 tablespoon Ghee or Brown butter (¼ cup + 2 tbsp)
1 cup Besan or gram flour or chickpea flour
½ cup Milk powder
¼ teaspoon Cardamom powder
½ cup Sugar , you can add an additional 2 tablespoon for extra sweet. The recipe is mildly sweet.
½ cup Water
Almonds , chopped, for garnish

Instructions

Roast besan or chickpea flour

In a pan on medium to medium-low heat, add ghee. Add besan (chickpea) flour and roast it by stirring continuously until it becomes aromatic. It may take anywhere between 5 to 8 minutes, and it will start releasing ghee.
6 tablespoon Ghee, 1 cup Besan
At this point, add milk powder and cardamom powder, and mix until combined. Switch off the flame and keep this aside
½ cup Milk powder, ¼ teaspoon Cardamom powder

Make sugar syrup

In another pan, add sugar and water, bring it to a boil, and continue until it reaches one string consistency, also called chashni. That is, a single thread or string should be formed when you take the syrup between your forefinger and thumb and then pulled apart.
½ cup Sugar, ½ cup Water

How to make the best besan burfi?

Add this sugar syrup to the besan milk powder mixture and continuously stir on low flame till it becomes smooth and holds together like a dough. This will give you a barfi that is soft and mildly chewy. I stop at this stage. But if you want a hard barfi, cook it for some more time (additional 2 to 3 minutes).
Transfer the mixture to a greased plate or parchment-lined tray and spread it evenly to desired thickness. Spread nuts of your choice and gently press using the back of a spatula. Let this cool for 15 to 20 minutes.
Almonds
Cut them into desired shapes and sizes. You can store them in an air-tight conatiner for 7 to 10 days.

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Notes

Roasting besan, gram flour, or chickpea flour at medium to low flame for 6 to 8 minutes until it becomes aromatic is very important. Please don't go by my time. Use it as a guide because time varies depending on the intensity of the flame and the pan used. But roast until the rawness of the flour goes off and starts becoming nutty and aromatic. If besan is not roasted properly, then burfi will have a raw taste (kaccha taste in Hindi).
The recipe below is mildly sweet and is perfect for our family. If desired, you can add 2 to 3 tablespoon of sugar to make it a little sweeter.
For the perfect halwai-style texture burfi-, get one string consistency for sugar.
The color of the barfi will vary depending on the chickpea (besan flour) brand used and how long the chickpea flour has been roasted.
Adding nuts on top is optional. I add it to make it look more festive. Use any nuts or combination of nuts of your choice.
Depending on the besan and the ghee you use, the mixture may be runny or dry once you start roasting. So don't panic or worry.

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