Besan Ki Burfi | Gram Flour Fudge | Reduced Ghee Barfi Version

For the first time, I have made besan burfi 3 weeks back and stored in an air tight container for Diwali. Since the mysore pak recipe I have in the blog is reduced ghee version I tried similar to it and the outcome is simply awesome. This burfi is very easy to make and a must to have sweet for this Diwali 🙂
Yields – 10-11 Burfis

Ingredients
Fine Besan Flour/Gram Flour – 1.5 Cups
Ghee – 7 Tbsp
Regular Sugar – 1.5 Cups
Cardamom Powder – 2tsp
Kewra Water – 1tsp or Vanilla Extract – 1/2tsp
Chopped Pista/Almond Nuts – 1/4 Cup
*Milk Powder – 1/4 Cup (Optional)

*If milk powder is grainy then powder it fine in food processor and continue.

Method

• In a wide pan add flour with 4 Tbsp ghee like shown in Picture 1.
• In low flame fry the mixture, after 5 minutes it should be like shown in picture 2 with big lumps.
• Break the lumps in laddle and keep frying for another 10 minutes, by this time it looks like shown in picture 3.
• So 15 minutes later add the remaining 3 Tbsp ghee (Pic 4) and keep mixing in low flame for another 5 minutes, keep aside.

• In the same pan melt sugar in 1/2 cup water and when it attains 1 string consistency add cardamom powder, Kewra or Vanilla essence and simmer the flame.
• Now add fried besan, milk powder (optional) to it and mix well without lumps, here use balloon whisk for easy stirring.
• Add half of chopped nuts (Pic 6) and mix all together.

• Stir all together in low flame, when everything gathers together and leaves the pan (Pic 5), remove from flame.
• In a ghee greased plate, drop the hot burfi mixture (Pic 7) and level the top.
• Add the remaining nuts (Pic 8), press lightly and let them cool in room temperature for 1 hour at least.
• For quick version you can refrigerate that sets soon.
• Later cut in to desired shapes (Pic 9) and serve.