Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Indian Milk Barfi


We've enjoyed Barfi, an Indian Fudge, quite a few times at local Indian restaurants here. A small piece tastes so good after enjoying a hearty curry and naan bread. The fudge is made with ghee (clarified butter) and dry milk powder. (I find both at my local international foods store.) Sometimes, it contains finely shredded coconut. This version does not have coconut, but one could easily add it. My husband actually made this as part of an Indian Feast recently while I took the kids to a waterpark all day. He made Korma, rice, naan, Aloo Gobi, Mango Lassi, and this barfi. Everything was so good. A food scale is used to measure ingredients in this recipe (in grams). 

Indian Milk Barfi 
adapted from Masala and Chai

70 grams ghee (clarified butter)
250 grams whole milk
200 grams sugar
310 grams dry whole milk powder
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 teaspoon lemon juice
pinch of salt
7 pistachios, chopped

1. Line an 8" square pan with parchment paper so that it hangs over two opposite sides of the pan. In a nonstick pan on medium heat, pour in the milk and then add the ghee. Let the ghee melt and stir with a rubber spatula until the ghee is mostly combined with the milk. Pour the sugar into the pan and stir until it's fully melted.

2. Turn the heat to the lowest setting and add the milk powder to the pan. Stir until the milk rehydrates the milk powder. Continue to stir with no breaks on low heat for the next 4-5 minutes, being sure to scrape the bottom and sides to prevent burning.

3. At this point, the mixture should have reduced by about half and is thickening up. Add the cardamom powder, lemon juice, and salt. Stir the mix-ins well. Continue to mix and fold the barfi batter for another 4-5 minutes until it starts to pull away from the sides, leaving no residue.

4. Remove the pan from heat, and use the silicone spatula to scoop the batter into the square pan. Spread the batter across the pan, getting it as level as possible. Spread and press the chopped pistachio evenly across the top. Cover the pan. Transfer the pan to the refrigerator and allow it to chill for at least 30 minutes, or until fully set.

5. Once the barfi has set, use the parchment paper to lift it out of the square pan. Cut the barfi into 16 even squares and serve chilled.
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