Watermelon Seed (Magaj) Barfi

Name: Watermelon Seed (Magaj) Barfi
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 100 gm water melon seed (magaj); 2 tbsp gram flour; 2 tbsp ghee; 3/4 bowl sugar; 1 tsp Cardamom powder; 15 kismis; 4-5 almond

Ratna Lalwani @ratna62

Kolkata

The magaj is commonly used for preparing gravy. Delicious halwa or barfi can be prepared with water melon seed.

Ratna Lalwani @ratna62

Kolkata

The magaj is commonly used for preparing gravy. Delicious halwa or barfi can be prepared with water melon seed.

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Ingredients

30mins

6 people

100 gmwater melon seed (magaj)
2 tbspgram flour
2 tbspghee
3/4 bowlsugar
1 tspCardamom powder
15kismis
4-5almond

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Steps

30mins

1

Roast watermelon seed in low flame to make them crispy. Cool down to room temperature. Grind into fine powder.
2

In a pan, add sugar and 1/4th cup water to make sugar syrup of one string consistency.
3

In a kadhai, add ghee. Switch on the burner and melt the ghee. Add water melon seed powder and besan and mix well. Roast in low flame till light brown in color.
4

Add cardamom powder, kismis and sugar syrup and mix thoroughly so that no lump is formed. Cook in low flame under constant stirring till the mixture detaches the kadhai.
5

Remove the mixture into a greased tray. Cut it into barfi shape. Allow it to cool down to room temperature.

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Ratna Lalwani @ratna62

on March 12, 2023 06:30

Kolkata

I am a senior citizen. At present, kitchen is my laboratory. I think more and cook less. I try something whenever new idea comes to mind. My recipes are simple but interesting, tasty, diet friendly and quick with minimum oil and ingredients . I belong to Jain community , therefore my dishes are strictly vegetarian cuisine.