Tasty and Easy Besan Burfi Recipe

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Prep Time 10 Minutes

Cooking Time 10 Minutes

Servings 2-3

Rating

Besan Burfi is sweet like candy and has a fudge like consistency. This sweet is prepared with roasted Besan, ghee and sugar, it is then flavored with cardamom and garnished with nuts. The addition of semolina (rava) gives a nice crunchy taste to this burfi.You can prepare this dish whenever you are in a mood to have some sweet dessert. This sweet is an ideal dish for Diwali or any other festival too. Let’s follow this recipe.

Ingredients

1 cupbesan(Bengal gram flour)
3/4 cupmelted ghee
5 tbspsemolina (rava / sooji)
3/4 cuppowdered sugar
1/2 tspcardamom (elaichi) powder
10-15almond (badam), chopped

Directions

Heat the ghee in a deep non-stick pan, add the besan and rava, mix it nicely and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes and stir continuously.
Add the sugar and cardamom powder, mix it nicely and cook on a medium flame for 5 to 6 minutes and stir continuously and switch off the flame.
Grease a 225 mm. (9”) by 125 mm. (5”) diameter rectangle tin with ghee and pour the prepared besan mixture into a greased 225 mm. (9”) by 125 mm. (5”) diameter rectangle tin and spread it evenly.
Sprinkle the chopped almond evenly over it and press it lightly and cut into 10 equal pieces by using a sharp knife.
Keep it aside for 2 hours and then store it in an airtight container and enjoy whenever you want to.

Health Facts of Besan (Gram Flour)

Besan is a good source of fiber, iron, potassium, manganese, copper, zinc, phosphorus, magnesium, folate, vitamin B-6 and thiamine.
Besan has high soluble fiber content which is good for the heart.
As it is alow glycemic index, it is a great food for diabetics.
The basin is rich in vitamin B6 and vitamin B6, which is important component involved in the synthesis of the neurotransmitter serotonin.

Meghna Nath