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Seven Cup Burfi

A tasty sweet made of Besan (Gram Flour) which gets its name because a total of 7 cups of ingredients are used in the making.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Calories 39 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Besan or Gram Flour
  • 1 cup Grated Coconut see Recipe Notes
  • 1 cup Ghee
  • 1 cup Milk
  • 2.5 cup Sugar See Recipe Notes
  • 1 tbsp Sliced Almonds or crushed cashewnuts
  • 1 pinch Cardamom Powder optional

Instructions
 

  • Grease a plate/tray with a little ghee and keep it aside.
  • Heat a pan on medium heat.
  • Roast the besan(gram flour) for a few minutes, till the raw smell goes. This step takes about 8-10 minutes on medium heat. Keep stirring continuously to prevent the besan(gram flour) from burning.
  • Turn off the heat, remove the pan from fire. Add milk, sugar and mix well using a whisk so that no lumps are formed.
  • Add the coconut, ghee, and almond slices. Keep it on the stove again, on medium heat.
  • Keep Stirring the mixture, scraping the sides of the pan, till the mixture starts to thicken.
  • The mixture is ready to be spread on the greased plate, when it starts to leave the sides of the pan. Takes about 15-20 minutes.
  • Stir in the cardamom powder.
  • Pour the mixture into the previously readied greased tray.
  • Cut into little squares when cooled down.

Notes

You can use any sized measurement cup (not necessarily the standard measurement cups)for this recipe, but use the same cup to measure everything. So, for this recipe, it's hard to give a serving size.
You can either use fresh coconut or the dried desiccated coconut.
The original recipe calls for 3 cups of sugar (Besan - 1 cup, Sugar - 3 cups, Ghee- 1 cup, Coconut - 1 cup Milk - 1 cup, there by making a total of 7 cups, hence the name.). But I found that 3 cups of sugar makes it way too sweet for our taste.