Anjeer barfi is a healthy, nutritious and protein-rich Indian sweet made with dried figs, nuts and dates. Serve them as a snack or dessert.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 10 minutes
- Total time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 16
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- ¾ cup dried figs (chopped, (or 6 to 8 whole dried figs))
- ¾ cup dates (chopped (or 6 to 8 whole soft dates))
- 2 tablespoons raisins ((optional))
- 3 to 4 tablespoons water ((or ¾ cup hot water))
- ¾ cup nuts (chopped (walnuts, almonds, cashews, pista))
- ⅛ teaspoon cardamom powder
- 1 pinch cinnamon (or nutmeg powder)
- 1 teaspoon oil (or ghee (optional, use if not using a non stick pan))
Method
- Toast nuts: You can chop the nuts first & toast them until crunchy. Or Toast the whole nuts first until crunchy and then pulse them in a grinder to coarse bits or chunks.
- Prepare Dried Figs: If your figs are soft, chop them with a knife. If they are hard, soak them in hot water until soft. Remove to a board and chop them to small pieces.
- Chop Dates: If your dates are hard, soak them in little hot water. If using softer dates you can skip this step and use them directly.
How to Make Anjeer Barfi
- Add chopped figs to a heavy bottom pan and sprinkle 3 to 4 tablespoons water. Cook till they turn very soft and mushy.
- Add dates, raisins, cinnamon powder and cardamom powder. Mix and cook till everything turns mushy and sticky and thick.
- Add oil or ghee, if it sticks to the pan.(optional)
- Transfer nuts and stir well and mix. Now the mixture should look firm. If it looks soggy cook further for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add this to a greased butter paper. Cover with another butter paper and roll with a rolling pin to a rectangle or square.
- Cool this completely. Cut to squares.
- Consume anjeer barfi within a day or refrigerate and finish with in a week.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.