Coconut Burfi Recipe | Nariyal Barfi | How to make Coconut Barfi with detailed photos. Coconut burfi is a simple and very common Indian dessert mostly prepared during the occasions such as Diwali, Holi, and Raksha Bandhan.
Soft and sweet coconut burfi is made with fresh coconut, milk, sugar, and nuts. This coconut burfi can be prepared with dry desiccated coconut as well as with fresh coconut. Here in this recipe, I am using fresh coconut.
There are many recipes available for coconut burfi in which mawa/khoya, condensed milk, milk powder, etc. are used. But here, I am sharing a very simple and basic recipe for coconut burfi that can be prepared with very few ingredients.
For more sweet/ dessert recipes you can check- Kaju Katli, Kaju Badam Katli, Instant Peda, Besan ladoo, Amrakhand, Chena Murki, Basundi
Ingredients
1 fresh Coconut
½ cup sugar
¼ cup milk with cream
¼ teaspoon cardamom powder
1-2 teaspoons finely chopped almond and pistachio
2 tablespoon ghee
Preparation
1. Take a fresh coconut.
2. Remove coconut skin using a knife.
3. Grate and add into a mixer jar.
4. Grind for 1-2 rounds with intervals. Don’t grind continuously. Its texture should be coarse, not pasty.
How to make Coconut Burfi
1. Heat the kadhai with 2 tablespoons of ghee.
2. Add grated coconut to it.
3. Continuously stir the coconut for 2-3 minutes on low flame.
4. Add ¼ cup milk with cream.
5. Stir and cook until the milk evaporated.
6. When the mixture looks thick, add ½ cup sugar.
7. Mix well until sugar dissolves completely. Make sure that the flame is low.
8. Stir the mixture continuously and cook until thickened.
9. Add ¼ teaspoon of cardamom powder.
10. Keep stirring on low to medium flame. Make sure it should not burn from the bottom.
11. When the coconut mixture looks thick and releases oil from the sides, turn off the flame.
How to set the Coconut Burfi
1. Grease the plate with ghee and pour the burfi mixture into it.
2. Spread the mixture using a spatula.
3. Sprinkle some chopped almonds and pistachio and gently press it. Let it cool down and set it for 1-2 hours.
4. Cut the burfi into square pieces.
5. Finally, the Coconut burfi/ Khobar burfi is ready to serve.
Suggestion
1. You can add sugar as per your choice.
2. If you want hard burfi, cook the mixture for more time
3. Garnish the burfi with your choice of nuts or you can serve it as it is
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Coconut Burfi Recipe
Soft and sweet coconut burfi is made with fresh coconut, milk, sugar, and nuts.
Ingredients
- 1 fresh Coconut
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup milk with cream
- ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder
- 1-2 teaspoons finely chopped almond and pistachio
- 2 tablespoon ghee
Instructions
Preparation
1. Take a fresh coconut.
2. Remove coconut skin using a knife.
3. Grate and add into a mixer jar.
4. Grind for 1-2 rounds with intervals. Don’t grind continuously. Its texture should be coarse, not pasty.
How to make Coconut Burfi
1. Heat the kadhai with 2 tablespoons of ghee.
2. Add grated coconut to it.
3. Continuously stir the coconut for 2-3 minutes on low flame.
4. Add ¼ cup milk with cream.
5. Stir and cook until the milk evaporated.
6. When the mixture looks thick, add ½ cup sugar.
7. Mix well until sugar dissolves completely. Make sure that the flame is low.
8. Stir the mixture continuously and cook until thickened.
9. Add ¼ teaspoon of cardamom powder.
10. Keep stirring on low to medium flame. Make sure it should not burn from the bottom.
11. When the coconut mixture looks thick and releases oil from the sides, turn off the flame.
How to set the Coconut Burfi
1. Grease the plate with ghee and pour the burfi mixture into it.
2. Spread the mixture using a spatula.
3. Sprinkle some chopped almonds and pistachio and gently press it. Let it cool down and set it for 1-2 hours.
4. Cut the burfi into square pieces.
5. Finally, the Coconut burfi/ Khobar burfi is ready to serve.
Nutrition Information
Yield
17Serving Size
1 pieceAmount Per Serving Calories 63Total Fat 4gSaturated Fat 3gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 1gCholesterol 6mgSodium 5mgCarbohydrates 7gFiber 0gSugar 6gProtein 0g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.