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Besan Barfi/Besan Ki Barfi/How to make Besan Ki Barfi
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Besan Barfi/Besan Ki Barfi/How to make Besan Ki Barfi

Besan Barfi is a traditional mouth watering Indian Sweet or Fudge recipe prepared from Besan, Sugar and Ghee. It requires only few ingredients to prepare and is also easy to make.
Course Dessert, Sweets
Cuisine Indian, North Indian
Keyword Besan Barfi
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Resting Time 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 10 pieces
Calories
Author Recipe by Chits

Equipment

  • Deep Heavy Pan or Kadai
  • Aluminium Pan or Tray

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Besan (Gram Flour)
  • 5 tablespoon Fine Sooji (Rava/Semolina) (Optional)
  • 1/2 cup Ghee (Clarified Butter)
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cardamom Powder (Elaichi Powder)
  • 2 tablespoon Dry Fruits (Cashew, Pistachios, Almond, etc.)
  • 1/4 cup Water: 1/4 cup (For Sugar Syrup)

Instructions

  • Take the Aluminium Pan or Tray and grease the surface with Ghee. Other option is to use aluminium foil or butter paper by lining it over the pan and then greasing it with Ghee.
  • To make Besan Barfi, first heat the Ghee in a deep heavy pan or kadai over low heat till it melts.
  • Add Besan and Sooji (Rava) into the Ghee. Roast the Besan and Sooji by continuously stirring it non-stop with the help of spatula.
  • Initially the Besan will absorb the Ghee and will become thicker and dry. Keep stirring it continuously.
  • As you continue roasting the besan for some time you will see that the besan will start becoming thinner and will start releasing Ghee from the sides of the kadai.
  • Keep stirring and roasting the besan till it is properly cooked and a nice golden colour is obtained. Also while roasting, keep a look so that the besan does not stick to the bottom of the kadai.
  • As the besan is being roasted on one side, let’s prepare the Sugar Syrup on the other side.
  • Heat 1/4 cup of water along with 1/2 cup of Sugar in a sauce pan.
  • Boil the sugar syrup till one thread consistency of the syrup is obtained. If you want you can add yellow food colour to it to give a nice colour to the Barfi.
  • Take the prepared Sugar Syrup and pour it into the besan mixture. Mix the syrup and besan properly and continue roasting it.
  • Besan should be properly roasted and should not be raw. If the besan remains raw then the taste will not come out good. So proper roasting is must.
  • Next add Cardamom Powder and Finely Chopped Dry Fruits. Mix all the ingredients properly and continue cooking.
  • Once the besan mixture attains the required texture, switch off the stove. The texture should be such that on transferring it to the tray, the Barfi is properly set. It should neither be too thick nor too thin.  
  • Immediately transfer the cooked Besan Barfi mixture into the greased tray.
  • Spread the mixture evenly all over the tray with the help of spatula. Make the surface plain with the spatula.
  • Sprinkle some Chopped Dry Fruits over the Barfi mixture. Press the dry fruits with the spatula and allow it to cool.
    Besan Barfi/Besan Ki Barfi/How to make Besan Ki Barfi
  • After about 5-7 minutes when the Barfi becomes warm and is still soft, take a knife and cut it into small square shapes or cube shapes Barfi.
  • Keep the tray aside and allow the Barfi to set on its own.
    Besan Barfi/Besan Ki Barfi/How to make Besan Ki Barfi
  • After about 15-20 minutes the Barfi will completely set. It may take a little longer time also depending upon the thickness of the Barfi mixture.
    Besan Barfi/Besan Ki Barfi/How to make Besan Ki Barfi
  • After the Barfi completely cools down, it is ready to serve. Serve Besan Barfi directly or serve it by freezing.
    Besan Barfi/Besan Ki Barfi/How to make Besan Ki Barfi

Notes

  1. Proper roasting of besan is must to prepare delicious Barfi. So roast it properly under low heat for longer duration. If the besan remains raw then the taste will not be good.
  2. Consistency of the Sugar Syrup should be of one thread only. If the syrup is over cooked then the Barfi will be hard. If it is under cooked then the Barfi will not set properly and will break easily.
  3. To add extra flavour to Besan Barfi, you can add Mawa (Khoya) while cooking the Besan. You can visit Homemade Khoya to prepare khoya at home.
  4. While roasting the besan mixture, switch off the stove only when the mixture attains the required texture. The texture should neither be too dry nor too liquidy. It should be such that on cooling, the mixture should set properly to make the Barfi.
  5. Cut the Barfi into square or cube shape after the Barfi mixture slightly cools down. Cut it when it is still warm and soft. Do not allow it to cool down completely. If you cut it when it completely cools down then there are chances that it will breakdown while cutting. It is because the Barfi becomes hard on cooling.
  6. To give a nice look to the Besan Barfi you can also put silver foil or varak over the Barfi to decorate it.
  7. To give a twist and colour to the Barfi, you can also use saffron strands or yellow food colour to prepare the sugar syrup or you can directly add the food colour to the besan while roasting.
  8. While preparing the Besan Barfi, keep mixing the besan continuously so that it does not stick to the bottom of the pan. If it sticks at the bottom and burn, then it will change the taste of the Barfi.
  9. If you do not have Fine Sooji at home then you can grind the Sooji in mixer grinder to make it fine.