Ingredients
- Carrot big – 2 Nos (Grate finely)
- Sugar equal to the measure of the carrot gratings
- Ghee – 4 or 5 tablespoon
- Cashew Nuts – 8 to 10 Nos
- Cardamom 4 large – powdered
Directions
- In a thick bottomed kadai (frying pan), put one or two tablespoon ghee and fry the carrot gratings till it’s raw smell goes away. Fry the cashew nuts also in a little ghee and keep aside.
- Melt sugar in sufficient water (for 1 cup sugar, ¼ cup water is sufficient) till it reaches one string consistency. Add the carrot to this and stir well. Add ghee now and then, till the mixture leaves the sides of the vessel. Add fried cashew nuts and powdered cardamom to this. Mix well and pour it in a greased plate. Cut into desired shape.
- Note:For one big carrot, you will get one to one and half cup fine grating and four pieces of carrot burfi.
- For the above quantity you will get 8 to 10 small pieces.
dear kamala,
when we know that it is time to pour it into a greased plate? any specific consistency needs to be looked for? can u answer immediately since I am trying to make it today for a few guests!
Hi Shobana,
Yes. The carrot mixture will be like a big ball and will not stick into your fingers when you touch it and easily leaves the sides of the vessel. Actually it is like a dough and you can spread it using a spatula.
Best wishes for making this burfi and let me know the result.
Hi kamala,
This burfi was divine. You can see the results here.
http://soupsndesserts.blogspot.com/2010/10/carrot-burfi.html
Thank you very much.
Hi Shobana,
It is wonderful. I will try with less sugar too. The picture in your blog is so perfect.
I stumbled upon your blog, by chance. Trust me its a treasure trove of recipes. You won’t believe it… I stayed up at night just copying your recipes. Trying it out soon… will surely let you know the results… Thanks a lot , aunty:) u are truly awesome
Welcome to our site Brinda Chengappa.
Hello aunty I tried this recipe today & followed all the instructions. However I am not able to get pieces. The consistency is like halwa. Can you please guide me as to what went wrong
Thanks
Arthi
To get the right consistency for burfi, you have to cook little more than halwa stage.
Thanks aunty. I cooked it more than halwa stsge but I guess I overcooked it :(. It became very hard but taste was good. Next time I will try to cook it to the right consistency. Thanks for the recipe