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Coconut Barfi Recipe

India

Barfi is a Pakistani and Indian confection popular all over Pakistan and India, and often a part of festivals. The recipe included here is for coconut barfi.

Ingredients

  • 250 g sugar
  • 150 ml water
  • 250 g finely-grated coconut
  • Ghee
  • Ground cardamom (optional)

Procedure

  1. Combine sugar and water in a pot, and cook to a 2–3 thread (about 235–255°F) sugar syrup.
  2. Warm the coconut in a heavy saucepan, and pour in the hot syrup. Stir well, and cook until a soft lump forms.
  3. Press and spread the mixture into a ghee-greased pan or mold, and let cool.
  4. Sprinkle with cardamom.
  5. Cut into squares, and store in an airtight container.

Adapted from Wikibooks Cookbook · Cookbook:Coconut Barfi, CC BY-SA 3.0.