Badam Burfi (Almond Candy)
September 24th, 2007 filed under Desserts
Recipe makes 20 pieces.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup whole almonds
- 1 cup sugar
- Pinch of Cardamom powder
- 2 tablespoons butter or ghee (clear butter)
- 1/3 cup milk
Method
- Soak the almonds in hot water for 30 minutes.
- Peel the skin off the almonds. Blend the almonds into a fine paste using just enough milk as needed to blend.
- Add the sugar and whip it for a couple of minutes.
- Heat the ghee in the frying pan on low-medium heat.
- As the ghee melts, add the almond paste and cook on medium heat, stirring continuously.
- Continue stirring until the mixture thickens to the consistency of bread batter, and starts leaving the sides of the pan.
- Add the cardamom powder. Remove the frying pan from the heat.
- Whip the batter using a spoon in a circular motion for about two to three minutes.
- Pour it into the prepared greased pan.
- Smoothen the surface of the mixture to about a quarter inch thick.
- Let cool for about 20 minutes until burfi is just look warm.
- Cut into 1-inch squares or any shape you like.
- Cool to the room temperature and store burfi in an airtight container.
- Almond burfi has a long shelf life and can be kept outside for up to one week. When refrigerated, almond burfi will last a couple of months.
Suggestions:
You can make burfi using almond meal or almond flour. If you are using almond meal, mix one cup almond meal with the sugar and milk and knead the mixture for two minutes. Let the mixture sit for 10 to 15 minutes. Then follow the directions above. The almond flour burfi will be a little chewy.
Hallo
manjula
can u pls tell me how to make almond ladoo .
Hi,
your recipes and tips are great and easy to follow.
Is Almond flour, course , looking like rough sooji? or a dry powder ?.
Is Almond meal just like corn meal and you get them in bulk stores ?
And If I want to use Almond meal, is it the same amount as whole almonds, 1 cup ?
thanks…
This was a wonderful recipe!! I made this for my friend, Saroj, for Diwali. She thought I bought it from a store in New York that specializes in Indian sweeties! So good! Thank you!
I tried this burfi. It was awesome. The measurements are just perfect. It was not too sweet. The only thing that happened was it was like halwa even after cooking it for five minutes. So the next day I cooked it for another five minutes. It worked pretty well. Really good.
Hello Aunty,
I am beginner to play with Desserts. I tried your Badam Burfi recipe and it turned out great and everyone loved it in our family !!! Your measurements are just Perfect one.
Manjulaji, I tried out this recipe for badam burfi. It turned out great and my family loved it. I love all your recipes as they avoid onion and garlic. Thanks for posting such simple and great recipes.
Hi MAnjula aunty,
Can we make Almond burfi without using the ghee?
I made this recipe for a presentation of India for school. I have not tasted it yet, but I will repost after everyone in class has had a chance to try the candy.
Manjulaji,
I picked this recipe from your website last year for Diwali. Since then I have made it so many times and everytime I get tons of compliments from my friends / family. This is such a simple and perfect recipe. I have pointed many of my friends to your website. Thanks much for the wonderful recipe. Keep them coming!
Happy Diwali!
Cheers
Meera
Thanks! I just made this burfi and it tured out great! It took more time though as I had to use more milk to make the paste.