Coconut Barfi

Ingredients

• 1 cup freshly grated coconut
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 tbsp ghee
• ½ tsp cardamom powder

 Method

1. Mix coconut and sugar in a non stick pan and cook on medium flame.
2. Grease a tray or plate to make the barfi and keep aside.
3. Continue heating the coconut and sugar mixture. Keep stirring constantly till sugar melts and forms a thick liquid.
4. Reduce the flame to low and continue to heat and stir the mixture till white bubbles start appearing from the side of the pan. (ensure that the colour of the mixture does not change)
5. Add cardamom powder and mix well.
6. Pour the mixture  immediately to the greased tray and level it . Cut into desired shape when it is still warm.

 Tips

• Roasted and chopped cashewnuts can be added to the barfi.
• 1 tsp of roasted semolina can be added just before pouring the mixture on the tray. Semolina gives a soft texture to the barfi.
• Dry grinding the coconut gives a smooth texture to the barfi
• Grinding the sugar into powder before mixing with the barfi  reduces the cooking time.