Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Mawa barfi is a vegetarian Indian dessert made with simple everyday ingredients in about 15 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 10 minutes
  • Total time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 18 · 18 squares
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups mawa (crumbled / khoya (12 oz or 340 grams))
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp rose essence (or kewra essence (optional))
  • 1/8 tsp cardamom powder
  • ghee (for greasing foil)
  • 2 tbsp nuts (chopped (optional))
  • 1 to 2 tbsp milk powder ((optional, last instruction))

Method

  1. Grease a aluminum foil and set aside.Make sure khoya is at room temperature. Crumble it and measure.Add it to a pan along with sugar, rose water, cardamom powder.
  2. begin to cook on a low flame stirring, sugar melts and makes the mixture gooey.Continue to cook stirring constantly but gently.
  3. With in few minutes, the mixture turns to a single mass. Transfer this to the foil and spread it with the spatula. Allow it to cool completely. Cut to desired shapes with a knife or pizza cutter. cool completely and store in a airtight container. Refrigerate and use with in 3 to 4 days.
  4. This step is optional.If your burfi doesn't set or turns sticky and you are unable to cut it well. Then add milk powder and knead the mixture. Make a square and then cut it.I did not use.

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.