New Delhi: It's festive season with Diwali being just a few days away. And as it is the norm in India, none our festivals or happy moments can be complete without mithai.
While these days chocolates seems to have replaced the ‘mithais' in festival, the charm for all the desi ghee mithais still remains afresh.
So this Diwali, make the festival sweeter and that too with a personal touch.
Yes! It is possible as we bring to you a very simple recipe of your favourite ‘Badam Barfi' which will take you down the memory lane.
So enjoy this yummy mithai and make this Diwali a happier and delectable one.
Here's the recipe:
Ingredients:
Almond (badam), sugar powder, ghee, milk, saffron (kesar)
Method:
1. Take 1 cup of almonds, soak them in boiled water for few minutes and cover them.
2. Take ½ cup of milk, mix some kesar in it and keep it aside.
3. After few minutes, take out the almonds from hot water and place them in cold water. Now remove the brown peel of the almonds and place them in hot water once again for one and a half hours. Cover the vessel.
4. Now remove water from the almonds, and grind them in a grinder. Add 1-2 tbsp of kesar milk and make almond paste.
5. Heat 2 tbsp of ghee in a non-stick pan and add almond paste, 1 cup of powdered sugar to it and stir it constantly. Cook until it gains a thick texture.
6. Once a thick mixture is prepared, take it out in a plate and allow it to cool. Now put some ghee on hands and on the mixture and knead it into a dough ball.
7. Place the dough ball on a butter paper and flatten it with the help of a rolling pin. Keep it as it is for 10-15 minutes to set.
8. Once the mixture is set, cut it into pieces and place the pieces in a plate.
Almond Barfi is ready to be served.
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