Cookbook:Coconut Barfi

| Indian Cuisine | Dessert

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.