South Asia — Muslim traditions
Burfi
A South Asian dessert of khoya, pista and edible silver foil, flavoured with cardamom.
20 min · Serves 6 · Easy
6
Ingredients
Method
Start cooking mode- Prep 20 min · 20 min total
- easy
- 1
Mix grated khoya to the sugar and cook on a slow fire till the mixture is semi-solid. Remove from the fire. When cold, mix in the cardamom powder and spread the mixture evenly on a greased metal tray.
- 2
Sprinkle cardamom powder and chopped pista all over and press silver sheets on the mixture.
- 3
Cut into medium sized squares when set. By adding few ingredients to the basic khoya burfi, cashew burfi, almond burfi, pista burfi can also be made.
Notes and swaps
- Not assessed yet. Check each ingredient if you have an allergy.



