Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Dry Fruits Burfi

It is almost a month since my last post. A big sorry to all my dear readers!! I was so caught up with my work. I wonder how critical situations come up exclusively at the year end. However, I'm happy that I could fix them all to the satisfaction of the customers and I'm eagerly waiting for the new year now. This kept me completely away from the Blogosphere. I neither looked up my own space nor visited other blogs too. Hopefully, the new year permits me more time for my hobby :)

Another Blog Hop series today, an exciting event hosted by Radhika of Tickling Palates. This time I got the opportunity to visit Nirmala's Kitchen. She hosts a variety of authentic Indian recipes in her blog and as usual, had a little confusion what to try. Recently, during one of my conversations with my German colleague, I was telling him that sweets make an integral part of any festival or special occasion in India. He said, "Oh! Do you make sweets too? I thought, Indian cuisine is mostly with spices and curries". Then, I explained him the importance of sweets in India and also gave him a brief intro to some renowned sweets like Gulab Jamun, Rabri, Jilebi, etc.


After all these, I got a craving for our Indian sweets. If I say, I have a sweet tooth, it would be an understatement. I think, all I have are sweet teeth :) And, look at this, Nirmala has a variety of sweet dishes to offer. And I selected this Dry Fruits Burfi. It was a little different and packed with healthy dry fruits and hence gave a try. The original recipe can be found here. I made some small changes and hence giving you my version too.

Preparation Time: 40 mins
Makes: 20 - 24 squares

Ingredients:
Mawa - 1 cup
Powdered Almond - 1/2 cup
Powdered Cashews - 1/2 cup
Dried figs - 1/4 cup, finely chopped
Dates - 1/4 cup, finely chopped
Pistachios - 1 Tbsp, finely chopped
Sugar - 1 1/2 cups (or less)
Water -1cup
Cardamom powder - a pinch
Ghee - 2 tsps

Method:
In a heavy bottomed large pan, heat a teaspoon of ghee. Roast the chopped figs, dates and pistachios lightly. Then, add the powdered almond, cashews and mawa. Mix well and roast gently. When it gets a little brown and emanates fine aroma, remove from heat and save aside.

In the same pan, heat water and sugar to prepare the sugar syrup. When the syrup attains one string consistency, add the cardamom and the mawa mixture. Mix well and cook in medium heat till it leaves the sides of the pan and gets into one big ball.

Grease a square tin with the rest of the ghee and pour the hot mass into it. Spread and let it cool for some time. Cut into squares and serve.


Verdict:
We found the Burfi extraordinarily tasty and different from the usual Besan ones. It is packed with healthy ingredients and rich with dried fruits. I'm sure, they would definitely delight kids and adults alike. However,  I used less sugar than mentioned in the original recipe and yet it was a little too sweet. May be the added dates brought in those extra sweetness. So, if you want it just delectable, it is advisable to reduce the amount of sugar to be used.

I would definitely be making these Burfis again. May be try it with jaggery too. Thanks Nirmala for this sweet power packed snacks. Sending this as an entry to Blog Hop Week 12.


22 comments :

  1. Dry fruits burfi looks perfect n yummy..
    i tried your broccoli cilantro curry for blog hop, nice recipe,liked it..thanks for sharing!!
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  2. With so much goodness init this has to be tasty. Looks tempting

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  3. Thanks a lot for trying this sweet.Even I found it tohave extra sugar.It looks yummy!!!!

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  4. delicious looking sweet happy holidays

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  5. that's my love cut in squares there!!! happy new year! we understand how busy you get with work and believe me nothing's lost in the interval. you get back here when you get time, we're all right here.

    thnx for those merry squares!

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  6. Wat a healthy and super irresistible burfi,wish to have some.

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  7. Such delightful burfi!!!! Good to have u back..Hope alls fine now ;)
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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  8. This looks wonderfully delicious! I love the texture it has due to the mava.

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  9. nice recipe and looks fine; wishes for a great year ahead !

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  10. feel like picking them all. wish you and family a happy new year 2012

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  11. I love burfi, Thanks for this post.
    Wishing you Happy New Year.

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  12. wow they r so nutritious ! would bookmark this...would try to make this for my kids...they love dry fruits :)

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  13. Happy new year to u too!!!
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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  14. Hi dear,good to see you again in the blogosphere.Barfi is one of my favorites.Love the fact that it has dried fruits.Will make me feel less guilty.

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  15. Wow those look delicious and it is interesting how you have made mawa the base... must have been polished off!!! Happy New year dear - hope you have had a great start to your year! hugs, priya

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  16. Happy New year to you :)

    Love the dry fruits burfi.. i remember having this at one of the shops near our home :) Looks similar :)

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  17. Ich habe ganz vergessen oder ist es vergiessen dass du sehr gut screibst, those little incidents make for interesting reading. Zum Beispiel habe ich nicht gewiessen dass die Deutsche did not know we also eat sweets.
    Tut mir Leid for mixing English and Deutsch, it gives me a chance to practice German.

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  18. Interesting blog. It would be great if you can provide more details about it. Thanks you
    Dry Fruits

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    1. Hi Sumathi Kalpana, thanks for your comments and your interest. Right now, I'm not active into blogging due to personal reasons. Anyways, what details would you like to know more? About this Burfi or abt this blog in general? Thanks. :)

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  19. Very nice information that you are sharing delicious food Dry Fruits supplier Vidyaranyapura

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