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Ghiya ki Burfi

Simple sweet recipe made with ghiya.
Course: Sweet Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: ghiya ki burfi
Servings: 4 People

Ingredients

  • 1 ghiya
  • 3-4 tablespoon desi ghee
  • 150 gram mawa khoya
  • 1/2 bowl Sugar 100 grams
  • Pistachio Pista
  • Badam
  • Cardamom seeds elaichi dana

Instructions

Cooking Ghiya

  • Grate ghiya after peeling it. And do not grate the seeds of it.
  • Squeeze them and remove the water from them.
  • Heat the pan on the gas stove.
  • Put the grated ghiya on it.
  • Add half of the ghee to it.
  • Stir it for a few minutes and evaporate the moisture of the lauki. Make sure that the gas is on low flame.
  • Cover it after 2-3 minutes so that ghiya can cook.
  • After every 2-3 minutes remove the lid and stir it a little bit. You need to cook it for around 10-12 minutes.
  • Add 100-gram sugar to it.
  • Mix it well.
  • Add the rest of the desi ghee to it.
  • Cover it with a lid. So that the sugar melts and is absorbed in the ghiya.
  • Remove the lid and cook it for a few minutes for reducing the chashni.
  • Once the chashni is evaporated, then add khoya to it.
  • Mix it well.
  • Once the khoya is mixed perfectly, then add the crushed elaichi dana.
  • Then add chopped pistachio and badam.
  • Mix them well.
  • And cook for 1-2 minutes.

Setting Burfi

  • Apply some desi ghee to the plate.
  • Remove the mixture from the same plate.
  • And press it from the uneven sides. And make is levelled from all the sides.
  • Garnish it with pistachio and almonds.
  • Press the dry fruits a little bit so that they stick to the barfi
  • Keep them in the fridge for 2-3 hours so that it sets perfectly.
  • Cut the burfi into the desired shapes.

Notes

You can add other dry fruits like raisins (kishmish), cashew (Kaju) etc. to it.