{"id":13890,"date":"2013-04-03T22:39:49","date_gmt":"2013-04-04T02:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/?p=13890"},"modified":"2015-02-09T19:29:22","modified_gmt":"2015-02-10T00:29:22","slug":"easy-cornmeal-saffron-barfi-sweet-cornmeal-gluten-free-dessert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/easy-cornmeal-saffron-barfi-sweet-cornmeal-gluten-free-dessert\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Cornmeal Saffron Barfi &#8211; Sweet Cornmeal (Gluten Free Dessert)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13892 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cornmeal-barfi-or-sweet-cornmeal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cornmeal-barfi-or-sweet-cornmeal.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/cornmeal-barfi-or-sweet-cornmeal-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Easiest cornmeal barfi that can be enjoyed without much guilt&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>All I can say is that I am still alive and kicking. Yesterday was the most scariest yet the most appreciated day in my life. I encountered death for a couple of minutes, if I hadn&#8217;t reacted instantly I would have been crushed by 4 cars. Almighty God showered me with enormous amount of blessings and strength at that moment, else I would have panicked and given up. Spring has sprung, this is the biggest lie ever. It snowed yesterday morning and the roads were very slippery. I was driving to work early morning, when I tried to brake on the slippery road my car went out of control. It made a huge drift on the left side and I saw cars coming towards me. I didn&#8217;t blink, I didn&#8217;t panic, I didn&#8217;t scream, I didn&#8217;t give up. All I did was steering the car with full power towards the right side with the thought that it would at least be thrown onto the shoulder of the road, that way I can save someone. It did make a huge drift to the right and one of the cars from the opposite direction crossed without hitting my car. The same scenario was repeated 3 times, every time my car just missed hitting other cars. Finally, it made its final drift and was thrown to the shoulder of the road. Since there was a pile of snow on the shoulder, the car got stuck in it. It all happend in less than a couple of minutes. After the car made a full stop, I felt my hands and legs shivering and my heart aching. I had to move on, so\u00a0reversed\u00a0the car and resumed my drive&#8230;Life must go on and we all need God&#8217;s blessings to stay intact. Gratitude to God!<\/p>\n<p>After this incident, I appreciated every minute of my day. I thought about my dearest husband, my parents, my sister, my niece, my family, my friends and all the lovely people who make my life happy.<\/p>\n<p>My man\u00a0panicked\u00a0after I narrated this incident over the phone. I wanted to cheer him up, so on my way back home, I stopped at a flower shop and bought these roses with love for my love.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13893\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/roses.jpg\" alt=\"roses\" width=\"475\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/roses.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/roses-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My day starts at 5 am these days as my work time begins at 7:30 am, good thing is that I can be home before 5 pm. I am thankful to all the alarms in my house, without which I would be sleeping to glory. I had always been a night owl and thought it must be hard for me to turn into an early bird. However, I am liking my new schedule. By 9 pm I&#8217;ll start to doze off and have to hit the bed early too.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13894\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/roses-bunch.jpg\" alt=\"roses bunch\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/roses-bunch.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/roses-bunch-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/roses-bunch-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sharing an easy dessert that you can make with cornmeal. <strong>Don&#8217;t confuse cornmeal with corn starch<\/strong>, both are totally different. Cornmeal is ground dried maize or corn, it looks similar to semolina or cream of wheat. There are two\u00a0varieties\u00a0of Cornmeal: white and yellow. I used yellow cornmeal to make this dessert. Since cornmeal is gluten free, this dessert can be enjoyed even by gluten intolerant people. I added my favorite spice saffron while making this dessert, I have to tell you without saffron this dessert wouldn&#8217;t have tasted delicious. So don&#8217;t skip adding saffron.<\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe\">\t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Cornmeal-Barfi.jpg\" \/>\n<div class=\"item ERName\">Easy Cornmeal Saffron Barfi &#8211; Sweet Cornmeal (Gluten Free Dessert)<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\"><span class=\"xlate\">Recipe Type<\/span>: <span class=\"type\">Dessert<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cuisine: <span class=\"cuisine\">Indian<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Author: <span class=\"author\">Thasneen<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cook time: <time itemprop=\"cookTime\" datetime=\"PT15M\">15 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Total time: <time itemprop=\"totalTime\" datetime=\"PT15M\">15 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Serves: <span class=\"yield\">4 People<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Ghee- 2 tbsp + more for greasing pan<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Cornmeal, yellow- 1 1\/2 cups<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Condensed milk, sweetened- 5 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Saffron- 2 pinches soaked in 1 tbsp water (must add)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Milk- 1 cup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Place a saucepan over medium heat, add ghee.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add cornmeal, roast it in ghee for a few minutes till aromatic.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add saffron and condensed milk, combine well and saute for 3 minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Slowly add milk and stir continuously, the mixture will get thick.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Remove from the heat.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Grease a small cake pan with ghee.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Spread the sweet cornmeal evenly into the pan.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Refrigerate it for 30 minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Cut into desired shapes and serve.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">If you want you could garnish the dessert with ghee roasted cashew nuts or almonds, raisins etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.2.1682<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Easiest cornmeal barfi that can be enjoyed without much guilt&#8230; All I can say is that I am still alive and kicking. Yesterday was the most scariest yet the most appreciated day in my life. I encountered death for a couple of minutes, if I hadn&#8217;t reacted instantly I would have been crushed by 4 &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[624,4,421,27,375,18],"tags":[727,975,621],"class_list":["post-13890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cornmeal","category-desserts","category-fusion","category-indian-cuisine","category-saffron","category-vegetarian","tag-cornmeal-2","tag-desserts","tag-saffron-2","course-dessert-2","cuisine-indian-cuisine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13890"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13890\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}