Coconut Barfi

COCONUT BURFI

Simple and tasty Indian fudge recipe prepared mainly with grated coconut, sugar, and milk. It is a common Indian dessert recipe prepared during Deepavali, Holi, Raksha Bandhan & Navaratri, Krishna Jayanthi. It can be made with condensed milk and desiccated coconut.
A very simple yet tasty dish that is made with very few ingredients that you can find in your kitchen. 

COCONUT BURFI

Ingredients:

Butter – ¾ stick
Unsweetened coconut – 2 Cups
Condensed milk – ¾ cup
Food color – Yellow (Optional)

Method:

1. Place the butter in a heavy bottom pan and melt over low heat, stirring constantly.
2. Add the dry unsweetened coconut to the melted butter, stirring to mix.
3. Stir in the condensed milk and the Yellow food coloring (if using) and mix constantly for 7- 10 minutes.
4. Remove the pan from the heat and let the coconut mixture cool slightly.
5. Once cool enough to handle, shape the coconut mixture into long blocks and cut into equal –size rectangles.
6. (Or) you can also make it into small balls called ladoo.
7. Let it sit for 1 hour, then serve.