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Coconut Barfi
Barfi is a Pakistani and Indian confection popular all over Pakistan and India, and often a part of festivals. The recipe included here is for coconut barfi.
Ingredients
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- sugar250 g
- water150 ml
- finely-grated coconut, finely-grated250 g
- ghee
- ground cardamom, optional; ground
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 5 steps
Combine sugar and water in a pot, and cook to a 2–3 thread (about 235–255°F) sugar syrup.
Warm the coconut in a heavy saucepan, and pour in the hot syrup. Stir well, and cook until a soft lump forms.
Press and spread the mixture into a ghee-greased pan or mold, and let cool.
Sprinkle with cardamom.
Cut into squares, and store in an airtight container.
