Bengal Gram Coconut Barfi | Chana Dal Nariyel Barfi

Wishing A Very Happy Holi To All Of You.

One more Festival so sweets and sweets. Though I am not in favor to play with colors... Still a Festival is Festival whatever it is? And now this is Holi special evening so of course sweets and snacks are distributing to all of your houses .For this festive season I had a plan to do something special. And I have done it... another sweet recipe I had seen in my favorite cooking show. I found it really interesting. So I tried out today with little change. Friends it came out just amazing...So try this too. Now check out the recipe...

Bengal Gram Coconut Barfi | Chana Dal Nariyel Barfi

Recipe by Food Food

Prep time: 3 hrs
Cook time: 30 mins

Ingredients

1 Cup Bengal Gram Lentils / Chana Dal
1 Cup Plam Jaggery
1/2 Cup Coconut Grated
3/4 Cup Clarified Butter / Ghee
2 tbsp Almonds sliced
1 small square Silver foil
1 small cube Camphor
A few Saffron strands
1/2 tsp Green Cardamoms Powder

Cooking Directions

Soak Bengal gram for 2-3 hrs.
Boil up to 6 whistles.
Mashed a little with spoon .
Heat ghee in a pan.
Add mashed Bengal Gram and stir continuously until raw smell gone.
Add grated coconut and fry a lttle.
Now add palm jaggery and mix well.
Sprinkle saffron strands and green cardamoms powder and mix well.
Wwhen one dough will come out,its done.
Grease one tray and spread it out.

See the Pics Below :

Now take one small size silver foil sheet,fold it into a smaller one.(as shown in the pics)
Put one camphor cube and light it fire and cover with a lid immediately.
Keep for 15 mins like this way.
Cut into your style and size.
Garnish with almonds slices and serve.

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