Besan paak or Besan ki barfi

Name: Besan paak or Besan ki barfi
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup gram flour /besan; 1 1/2 cup Powdered sugar; Desi ghee 1 cup + 1 tsp for greasing; 2 tsp melon seeds (meengi); strands Some saffron; 1/2 teaspoon Green cardamom powder

Sanchita Mittal @sm_thechef

Delhi

#Ramadan
Besan paak is a rich, super delicious and a popular sweet.
It is prepared with minimal ingredients gram flour, ghee, sugar and flavoured with cardamom powder.
It is flavourful and relishing and ideal for gifting purpose.

Sanchita Mittal @sm_thechef

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Ingredients

30 minutes

8 servings

1 cupgram flour /besan
1 1/2 cupPowdered sugar
Desi ghee 1 cup + 1 tsp for greasing
2 tspmelon seeds (meengi)
strandsSome saffron
1/2 teaspoonGreen cardamom powder

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Steps

30 minutes

1

First of all Sieve the besan so that no lumps remain.
2

Grease an eight-inch shallow plate with the ghee and keep aside.
3

Heat the ghee in a kadhai and add the gram flour and sauté on low heat, stirring continuously so that no lumps are formed.
4

Cook for fifteen minutes, or till it starts changing colour and you start getting the aroma of roasted besan.
5

Add the cardamom powder and half of melon seeds and mix.
6

Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
7

In another pan make sugar syrup of one string consistency by boiling sugar and half cup water.
8

Add the sugar syrup to the roasted besan, one tbsp at a time, and keep stirring continuously.
9

After adding all the syrup mix thoroughly then pour the thick mixture on the greased plate.
10

Tap lightly and spread it evenly with a greased spatula.
11

Sprinkle some melon seeds and saffron on the top surface.
12

Cool for at least 2 hours and cut into squares and serve.
13

We can also store the burfi in an airtight container and it is ideal for gifting purpose.