Recipe- Perfect For Any Occasion Besan Burfi

Besan burfi is an Indian sweet fudge made up of besan (chickpea flour) that is roasted in ghee and then mixed with sugar syrup. This is a gluten-free and vegetarian preparation.

Indian sweets/desserts are a must for every occasion and festivities like Diwali, Gudi Padwa, Holi, Birthday celebrations, Anniversaries, Graduations. Normally they are brought from the sweet shop instead of making at home.

Ingredients

¾ Cup Ghee
2 Cups Besan (Gram Flour)
3 tsp Rava (Semolina)
1 Cup Sugar
Half cup water
1 tsp Cardamom Powder
Almonds to Garnish

Method

- To start with this delicious besan burfi, let’s first prep the plate or tray. For that, grease the plate or tray with ghee / vanaspati ghee and keep aside.

- Now in a thick bottom pan heat ghee, add besan (chickpea flour) and Rava (semolina) to it and on a low flame roast continuously till it changes colour to light brown and release a nice aroma. It approximately takes about 20-25 minutes to roast besan properly.

- As this besan gets nicely roasted, you will see that the mixture will turn runny and the ghee will float at the side of the pan. At this stage, add cardamom powder to it and mix well. Remove the mixture from the flame and keep it aside.

- So we are done with roasting besan for besan burfi. Before we add the sugar syrup, cool down this besan mixture a little bit. It should be warm not completely cooled.

For Sugar Syrup

- In a vessel add 1 cup sugar and half cup water. Place this water on the stove on a medium flame and let the syrup come to boil until you see the syrup reaches 1 string consistency.

- Take a few drops of sugar syrup in a small bowl. Carefully stick the syrup in between your thumb and forefinger and gently pull it apart. If the syrup does not break and a single thread is formed this is when your one-string consistency sugar syrup is ready to use.

- Once the syrup comes to 1 string consistency add it to the roasted besan, mix quickly.

- Make sure that sugar syrup is nicely incorporated into the besan mixture. You will have to be quick at this stage as the besan mixture will begin to thicken. Immediately pour this mixture onto the greased plate / tray and using a spatula or back of a bowl level it evenly. Sprinkly the slit almonds and gently press them down so they stick properly to the besan mixture.

- Let this besan burfi cool down a bit. When the burfi gets slightly cooled down, cut it into a square or diamond shape as you like.

- Besan Burfi is ready to serve.