Burfi is the most popular khoya based sweet all over India and Mango Burfi or Mango Peda is one of them. Mango Barfi is a delicious Indian recipe served as a desserts. Different varieties of burfi like nut burfi, chocolate burfi, coconut burfi, saffron burfi, but mango burfi is in my top list. We can use readymade Khoya and mango pulp makes the job simpler and faster.
Author: Binjal Pandya
Recipe type: Dessert & Sweet
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 10-12
Ingredients
2-3 Ripened Mango/2 cup Mango Pulp
½ cup Sugar
1 tbsp Ghee
1 ½ cup (250 grams) Mawa/Khoya/Milk Solid
½ cup Milk
Few Saffron Threads
½ tsp Cardamom Powder
1 cup Milk Powder
¼ Cup Finely Chopped Pistachios/Almonds for Garnishing
Few Saffron Threads for Garnishing
Edible Silver Paper/Chandi Warq (optional)
Dried Rose Petals for Garnishing (opt.)
Instructions
Peel and Chop the Mangos, blend it with sugar and make a puree, keep aside.
Soak Saffron threads into the warm milk and keep aside.
In the pan heat ghee, pour the prepared mango pulp, stir it continuously for 5 minutes or till it becomes slightly thick on the medium flame.
Turn the flame on low. Add grated khoya/mawa, saffron milk and mix it well completely and stir it.
Add mango essence, cardamom powder, mix and cook with stirring until it gets thicker.
Now add milk powder, mix well and make a non sticky, dough kind of texture, mango burfi mixture is ready.
Grease the pan with little ghee or arrange butter paper inside before spreading the mixture. Now spread it on greased plate. Let it be cool completely at least 4-5 hours, you can place the plate inside the fridge for hour to set it fast.
Garnish the burfi with silver paper (warq), chopped almond-pistachios and dried rose petals.
Then cut it into the square shape or you can make in round flat shape like peda.
Your easy peasy delicious mango burfi is ready, store in an airtight container inside fridge and enjoy.
Notes
• If you are using readymade sweetened mango pulp then add very less sugar or skip it as per your taste. • You can store it in refrigerator for 1 week in airtight container. • Edible Silver paper/warq is optional, if you don’t have you can skip it.
Recipe by Binjal's VEG Kitchen at https://binjalsvegkitchen.com/mango-burfi/