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Kesar Pista Burfi

Kesar Pista Burfi

Swati
Kesar Pista Burfi Recipe for festivals | Learn how to make Kesar Pista Burfi without mawa and condensed milk
5 from 12 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Setting Time 3 hours
Course Desserts
Cuisine Indian

Equipment

  • Heavy Bottomed Pan/Kadhai or Non-stick pan
  • Grinder to Grind Pistachios
  • Ladle
  • Dish to set Burfi

Ingredients
  

  • Cup Milk Powder about 300g
  • 1 Cup Shelled and Unsalted Pistachios 128gm
  • 10-15 Saffron Strands
  • ½ Cup Raw Cane Sugar optional Castor Sugar
  • 1 tsp Cardamom Powder
  • 1 Cup Milk
  • ¼ Cup Cream
  • ¼ Cup Ghee or use melted unsalted butter

Instructions
 

  • Lightly brush oil on a rectangular dish or square dish.
  • You can line the dish with parchment/butter paper.
  • Take about ¼ Cup warm milk soak saffron/kesar strands in it and keep aside.
  • Grind pistachios coarsely.
  • Dry roast in a pan on low heat, till it gives a nutty aroma. Once done, keep in dish or plate to cool.
  • Now take milk powder, add ghee in it and roast till milk powder turns creamy in color and gives the roasted aroma.
  • Once done, take out from the pan and keep aside in another dish,
  • Now in another or same pan, add rest of the milk, cardamom powder, cream, sugar and cook till milk starts to thicken. Cook for about 5 mins.
  • Now add roasted milk powder to it and quickly mix it well.
  • Roast it for another 2-3 mins, till it starts to form a sticky mass. It is almost similar to mawa or khoya.
  • Now take out ½ of the milk powder mix and keep in dish and add roasted pista powder to it.
  • Quickly working on it , mix pista powder well. Take care not to burn the mixture.
  • Transfer the mix. and spread the in the greased dish. Keep the thickness of the block as you like. It should not be very thin or thick. I keep it in between 1-2 cm. Level it with spatula or with hands,
  • Now add kesar milk in pan, add the rest of the portion of milk powder mix(mawa) and mix well.
  • If you want bright color, you can add a drop or pinch of artificial yellow or orange color or a pinch of turmeric. It gives a nice yellowish tinge.
  • Now spread this mix over the pistachio layer. Spread it evenly.
  • Cover with finely chopped almonds or more coarsely powdered pistachios.
  • Cover with cling film or with aluminum foil and after 30 mins. cut in desired pieces.
  • Once the whole mixture cools down, take out the pieces from the dish and store in an airtight container.
Keyword Kesar Pista Burfi
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