Lotus Barfi

Name: Lotus Barfi
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 8 pieces
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups Desiccated coconut; 1.5 cups Milk powder; 1 cup Fox nuts (makhana); 0.5 cup Sugar; 1 tablespoon Ghee; as needed Food coloring (saffron/yellow, green, red); as needed (optional) Edible silver leaf (varakh); 2 –3 tablespoons Milk; 3 tablespoons Watermelon seeds; 2 tablespoons (optional, for garnish) Cashews

Heena Jani @hinajani

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Heena Jani @hinajani

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#DiwaliSweets
#Sweets
#FestiveSweets

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Ingredients

30 minutes

8 pieces

2 cupsDesiccated coconut
1.5 cupsMilk powder
1 cupFox nuts (makhana)
0.5 cupSugar
1 tablespoonGhee
as neededFood coloring (saffron/yellow, green, red)
as needed(optional) Edible silver leaf (varakh)
2–3 tablespoons Milk
3 tablespoonsWatermelon seeds
2 tablespoons(optional, for garnish) Cashews

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Start by mixing desiccated coconut, milk powder, crushed fox nuts, and sugar in a bowl.
2

Crush the mixture in a mixer until smooth.
3

Add 2 tablespoons milk and knead into a soft dough.
4

Divide the dough into 3 equal parts.
5

Mix red color and watermelon seeds into one part. Mix green color into the second part. Mix saffron/yellow color into the third part.
6

Roll small balls from the red mixture.
7

Flatten small discs from the green mixture; wrap each around a red ball and roll into a ball.
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Flatten small discs from the saffron mixture; wrap each around the green-wrapped ball and roll into a ball.
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Repeat the wrapping process twice for a layered effect.
10

Garnish each burfi with edible silver leaf (varakh) and cut carefully into lotus shape as shown.
11

Serve and enjoy ✨