Seven cup burfi is a popular sweet or fudge made in South India. It is called as a seven cup sweet as the measure of all ingredients together is seven cups.It is usually prepared during Diwali.
seven cup burfi
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Recipe of Seven Cup Burfi
Ingredients:
- 1 cup fresh grated coconut
- 1 cup gram flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1.5 cup ghee
- 2.5 cup sugar
- a pinch of salt
Method:
- Grate the coconut, use the finely grated one for this.
- Take a thick bottom pan and mix all the ingredients except salt.
- Heat it on a low flame, keep stirring, as it will easily get burnt.
- Grease a plate with a little ghee.
- Let cook for fifteen to twenty minutes. It becomes a thick porous mass with bubbles all over.
- Sprinkle a little salt and mix well.
- Spread it on the greased plate.
- Make incisions after some time.
- Do not remove them immediately.
- Store in a tight jar.
Take a tip:
- The actual recipe calls for three cups of sugar and one cup of ghee, but I have decreased the sugar and increased with ghee.
- Use good quality besan to get good results.
Seven Cup Burfi
Seven Cup Burfi is a sweet preparation made of fresh coconut and gram flour along with a few other ingredients. Make it for the forthcoming festival and enhance the joy.
Ingredients
Method
- Grate the coconut, use only the finely grated one for making this one.
- Take a thick bottom pan and mix all the ingredients except salt.
- Heat it on a low flame, keep stirring all the while.
- Grease a plate with a little ghee.
- It takes about fifteen minutes to be ready. It forms a thick porous mass.
- Add the salt and mix it.
- Pour it on the greased plate. Cut them into pieces.
- Do not remove immediately.
- Store in a clean jar.
Notes
- Adding of salt is optional.
- Cardamom powder may be used.
- The actual recipe calls for three cups of sugar and one cup of ghee, but I felt it was too sweet.
- Use any cup for measurement but ensure you use the same one for all ingredients.
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This is my favorite barfi for Diwali; Yours turned out amazing.
Thanks Sapana
Perfect for upcoming festival of Diwali..love all the ingredients went in 🙂
Thankyou Jagruti
They are perfect. Best part is it requires less ingredients. Will have to try them soon
Do give a try Fahmim, I am sure you will like them. Thankyou.
A delicious looking barfi, have heard of it but not tried it out as yet. Why did you increase the ghee? Is it because it doesn’t set well ?
Love all the yummy mithai during the time of festivities:)
This barfi looks so delicious and prefect for the occasion
Thankyou Afroz, glad you liked it.
I have prepared this long back…thanks for reminding me…should try again. 🙂
Thanks Deepa for the visit and comment.
Interesting recipe and so easy to make too. Will try for this Diwali