Is there any celebration without sweets???
Diwali, the festival of lights is around the corner, this festival is celebrated by almost everyone in India. However, it is celebrated in its full spirit and full extent in North India. While thinking about Diwali so many good memories flash through my mind: non-stop fireworks, lights, lots of sweets, and joy. I am a huge fan of fireworks and have never let go of the chance to burst the crackers. I still remember how I went by myself to buy firecrackers and came home with almost all the crackers I could find at the store, I did this when I was only 8 or 9 years old. My dad got so mad at me and he had to go to the store again to return all those dangerous firecrackers I’d bought, I cried like crazy on that day. Unlike here, in India we don’t need any permit to burst firecrackers. During Diwali, your ears would only hear the sound of bursting crackers, and your mouth would be busy chewing and enjoying the Diwali sweets.
Grandmas and moms in India would be busy making sweets and they start their preparation days ahead of Diwali. There are so many different varieties of sweets, some of which I haven’t tasted yet. Some of the popular sweets prepared during Diwali are burfi, jalebi, badushah, gulab jamun, rasagulla, rasa malai etc. These are all sweets and they just melt into your mouth. Yes, after Diwali celebration you would definitely go into a sugar coma, that’s when the celebration gets complete 🙂
Yesterday, I made these coconut rolls or coconut burfi, these can be made in just a matter of minutes. You don’t have to spend hours in the kitchen making sweets. I hear ya! we all want to spend less time in the kitchen and still make delicious sweets. This is one such sweet you can make without any prior preparations.
Did you know? Burfi is a Persian word burf means “snow”, traditional burfis are made with thickened milk/cheese which gives it a snow-white color and are served chilled. Now, burfi can be made with different ingredients like gram flour, almond flour, ground pistachios, coconut, etc. It can be also cut into different shapes like diamonds, or squares, or can be made into rolls.
Wishing everyone a happy Diwali!
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Coconut Burfi
Ingredients
Makes: 5 rolls
- Grated coconut- 1 cup
- Sugar- 1/2 cup
- Sweetened condensed milk- 2 tbsp ( or use 1/2 cup sugar)
- Ground cardamom- 2 whole cardamoms smashed, discard the skin
- Ghee- 2 tbsp
- Almonds, skin removed and chopped- 3 tbsp (optional)
- Melted semi-sweet chocolate- to garnish the rolls
Instruction
- Grease a baking pan with ghee or cooking spray, keep it aside.
- Place a non-stick saucepan over medium heat, add 1 tbsp ghee.
- Add grated coconut and sugar, combine well.
- Let the sugar melt.
- Now, add the condensed milk, keep stirring,
- Add ground cardamom to the mixture, smash 2 whole cardamoms using mortar-pestle, discard the skin and add the ground seeds.
- Keep cooking till the coconut mixture starts to pull away from the pan and has thickened.
- Add ghee and chopped almonds, keep stirring for a minute.
- Spread the coconut mixture on the greased pan, using a spatula even out the surface, let it cool down.
- When it has cool down, make rolls out of it, keep it aside.
- Take the chocolate chips or chocolate bars in a microwave-safe glass bowl and microwave to high heat for 2 minutes or till melted. Don’t overheat the chocolate as it will burn pretty fast.
- You could pour the melted chocolate into a ziploc bag, close the bag & make a small cut at one end of the bag and draw lines or any pattern on the coconut rolls.
- Let the coconut rolls rest for some time or you can chill them in the refrigerator and enjoy.
Tips:
- Add 1/2 cup sugar instead of condensed milk: by adding sugar the burfi will solidify harder so that you can cut it into diamond or square shapes.
- If using sugar instead of condensed milk: after spreading the coconut mixture on the greased pan, don’t let it rest for a long time as it would be hard to cut it.
- If using condensed milk: the burfi wouldn’t solidify much so make it into rolls.
- Double or triple the ingredients to make a large batch.
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- Grated coconut- 1 cup
- Sugar- ½ cup
- Sweetened condensed milk- 2 tbsp ( or use ½ cup sugar)
- Ground cardamom- 2 whole smashed, discard the skin
- Ghee- 2 tbsp
- Almonds, skin removed and chopped- 3 tbsp (optional)
- Melted semi-sweet chocolate- to garnish the rolls
- Grease a baking pan with ghee or cooking spray, keep aside.
- Place a large non-stick saucepan over medium heat, add 1 tbsp ghee.
- Add grated coconut and sugar, combine well.
- Let the sugar melt.
- Now, add the condensed milk, keep stirring,
- Add ground cardamom to the mixture, smash 2 whole cardamoms using mortar-pestle, discard the skin and add the ground seeds.
- Keep cooking till the coconut mixture starts to pull away from the pan and has thickened.
- Add ghee and chopped almonds, keep stirring for a minute.
- Spread the coconut mixture onto the greased pan, using a spatula even out the surface, let it cool down.
- When it has cooled down, make rolls out of it, keep it aside.
- Take the chocolate chips or chocolate bars in a microwave-safe glass bowl and microwave to high heat for 2 minutes or till melted. Don't overheat the chocolate as it will burn pretty fast.
- You could pour the melted chocolate into a ziploc bag, close the bag, make a small cut at one end of the bag and draw lines or any pattern on the coconut rolls.
- Let the coconut rolls rest for some time or you can chill it in the refrigerator and enjoy.
- Double or Triple the ingredients to make a large batch.
-If using sugar, instead of condensed milk: After spreading the coconut mixture on the greased pan, don't let it rest for a long time it would harden & will be difficult to cut into diamond or square shapes.
-If using condensed milk: the burfi wouldn't solidify much so make it into rolls.
-Double or Triple the ingredients to make a large batch.
