easy carrot burfi recipe | gajar ki barfi recipe | how to make carrot barfi
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 30 minutes
- Total time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 8 Servings
- Category: sweet
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
- 4 cups 450 gm carrot, grated
- 1 cup 245 gm milk
- ½ cup 110 gm sugar
- ½ cup 50 gm milk powder, full cream
- ¼ tsp cardamom powder
- 2 tbsp almonds / badam (chopped)
Method
- firstly, in a large kadai heat 2 tbsp ghee and roast in 4 cups grated carrot.
- saute in 5 minutes, or till the colour changes lightly and shrinks.
- now add in 1 cup milk and stir well.
- boil for 5 minutes or till the carrot turns soft.
- stir occasionally, till the milk reduces completely and thickens.
- now add in ½ cup of sugar and mix well till the sugar melts and thickens.
- add in ½ cup milk powder and give a good mix.
- make sure there are no lumps formed in the mixture and separates from pan.
- furthermore add in ¼ tsp cardamom powder and mix well.
- transfer the prepared mixture into greased plate lined with baking paper. alternatively, prepare balls to prepare carrot ladoo.
- set well forming a block.
- now top with few chopped almonds and press slightly.
- allow to set for 30 minute, or till it sets completely.
- now unmould and cut into square pieces.
- finally, serve carrot burfi or store in airtight container.
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.