PISTA BARFI

Serves 2
Preparation Time : 25 Minutes

Ingredients
100 gm pistachio nuts, de-shelled
150 gm sugar
A small pinch of cardamom powder

Method
Prepare a double string consistency sugar syrup.  Blanch pistachio nuts, cool and rub them to de-skin.  Make a coarse paste on a stone mortar and pestle or in a mixer.  Add the pistachio paste, cardamom powder to the hot syrup and mix well.  Cool a little and set on a tray.  Cut and serve.
 
BESAN KI BARFI

Serves 2
Preparation Time : 25 minutes

Ingredients :
70 gm besan/Bengal gram flour
50 gm ghee
150 gm sugar
A small pinch cardamom powder
10 gm pistachio and cashewnut slivers.

Method
Prepare a single string consistency sugar syrup and set aside.  Melt ghee in a kadai.  Roast the besan on slow fire till a roasted flavour emanates.  Add sugar syrup and cardamom powder to the roasted besan and mix well.  Remove from fire and continuously stir till it cools.  Set on a tray.  Garnish with pistachio and cashewnut slivers.  Cut and serve.

 BADAMI BARFI

Serves 2
Preparation Time : 25 minutes

Ingredients
100 gm almonds, shelled
150 gm sugar
A small pinch cardamom powder

Method
Prepare a double string consistency sugar syrup.  Blanch almonds, cool and rub them to deskin.  Make a coarse paste on a stone mortar and pestle or in a mixer.  Add the pistachio paste, cardamom powder to the hot syrup and mix well.  Cool a little and set on a tray.  Cut and serve.
 
GAJAR KA BARFI

Serves 2
Preparation Time : 25 minutes

Ingredients:
250 gm carrots
100 gm sugar
500 ml milk
A small pinch of cardamom powder
10 gm ghee
10 gm pistachio slivers

Method
Peel, wash and grate carrot.  Cook the grated carrot in milk till it reduces to half the volume.  Add sugar and further carry on cooking till the carrot mixture leaves the sides of the cooking container.  Add ghee and cardamom powder.  Mix well.  Cool a little and set on a tray.  Garnish with slivered pistachio or any dry fruit.  Cut and serve.

Recipe Source Chef Sujan Mukherjee & Bansilal Sharma; Savvy Cookbook Nov 2007