Thengai burfi, a traditional South-Indian soft fudge made with fresh coconut and sugar. A quick and easy coconut fudge, a traditional treat to enjoy during festivities.
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If you are watching this space regularly, then by now you know the burfi collection i have posted for Diwali.
Burfi or barfi , is an Indian fudge. Burfi is an easy to make dessert. Not only easy, it is also versatile. Make a simple coconut burfi like today's recipe. Add some nuts and make this delish Pistachio coconut burfi, or make cornmeal coconut burfi .
If you want something exotic, try this colorful, aromatic Rose coconut burfi. Check this rich treat made with mixed nuts almond cashew & pista burf or this Parsi special almond paak.
These burfi's make a great gifts for friends and family during festivities. For Diwali i usually make the traditional coconut burfi along with amma's favorite mysorepak. This coconut burfi is my friend's favorite. So, this is a must in his treat box.
What I made for this Diwali
Below is the list of sweets and snacks i made for this Diwali. I have a big gang of friends and family. So, for Diwali, I try to make few savories and sweets to share it with them too.
- Ribbon Pakoda
- Simple Madras Mixture
- Moong dal Murukku
- Mysorepak
- Gulab jamuns
- Almond Burfi
- Pistachio coconut ladoo
- Diwali Marundhu
Why you should try this Coconut Burbi?
- No Fancy ingredients, just your basic Indian pantry essentials.
- One of the easiest recipes to try. Yes, this doesn't have syrup consistency to be checked, you just to have dump everything, stir cook and flat it out on a plate.
- Can be easily made for a large crowd. Come Diwali, we always make extra sweets and savories for our friends and family. This is one sweet which can be easily made in large quantities.
- Easy to store and has a longer shelf life. Usually these sweets, stay good for a long time, but if you doubt the climate condition in your place, you can always refrigerate.
- Makes a lovely edible gifts during festivities.
Ingredients For making Thengai Barfi
- Main Ingredients :Freshly grated coconut is used to make this soft coconut fudge.
- Sweetener : I have used white sugar, you can also try with brown sugar.
- Liquid : This melt in mouth uses little water to help the sugar melt and mix well with coconut.
- Flavors : This soft coconut burfi has aromatic cardamom powder. If you prefer you can also few strands of saffron, a pinch of nutmeg and ginger too.
- Fat : Few tablespoons of ghee to bring it together in the end and also to grease the plate
How i made this Coconut Fudge
- First and foremost, keep a flat plate greased with ghee to pour the fudge and shape them.
- In a heavy bottom pan, take all the ingredients mentioned except the ghee and let it start to cook in a medium flame.
- Once all the liquid is absorbed and they all come together into a fudgy consistency, add ghee.
- Now pour this onto the greased plate. Flatten the top using a greased parchment or a greased bowl. If using nuts as toppings, add while the fudge is till warm, press well.
- While it is still warm, use a sharp knife and make markings for cutting.
- Let it cool completely. Now break the fudge along the marked lines. Store it in an air-tight container.
- I made 2 batches of coconut burfi, one with nuts topping and another without any toppings.
Coconut Burfi | Thengai Burfi | Coconut Fudge
Ingredients
- 2 cups freshly grated coconut
- ¼ cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cardamom powder
- 4 tablespoon of ghee
- ¼ cup roasted almonds for garnish
Instructions
- Measure and keep all ingredients ready. Keep a flat bottom pan greased with ghee ready.
- In a heavy bottom pan, add 1 teaspoon ghee and add the fresh coconut to it. Sauté in medium heat for 4-5 minutes.
- To the same pan, add sugar and mix well. To this now add 2-3 tablespoon water and mix well.
- The sugar will start to melt and the coconut sugar mixture will start to boil. Add cardamom powder to it and mix well.
- Once all the liquids gets absorbed, the mixture will start coming together as a ball. Now slowly add 1 teaspoon of ghee at time and mix well.
- The coconut sugar mixture will start following the ladle without sticking to the pan.
- Take it off the stove, transfer the coconut mix to the greased plate. Flatten the top with a parchment paper.
- The mixture will be hot, so be extremely careful. Use a parchment to tap and flatten the top. Using a greased knife, mark lines on the flatten fudge for easy breaking.
- Let this mix sit for 30 minutes, undisturbed. It will set firm and can be easily removed from the plate.
- If you want to garnish, add roasted almonds at the top while the mix is still hot.
- Once the burfi is cooled enough. Break it according the marked lines. Store it in an air-tight container in room temperature. It stays well for a long time in room temperature.
Nutrition
Disclaimer
I m not a Doctor or a Nutritionist The Nutrition information provided above comes from the plugin and is only an estimate.
Sanjeeta kk
Good presentation and the burfi looks delicious.
Unknown
thenga burfi nanna irukku Priya..nice presentation
Pavithra Elangovan
Yummy and my fav .. beautiful flower and butterfly.
Nithu Bala
My favourite..nice stepwise pictures..looks so yummy..
Jagruti
yummy..yummyyyy
Priya Suresh
My all time favourite..burfi looks soo irresistible..
Priya_Srinivasan
Thank you guys!!!!
Nithya
Yummy.. love the decoration 🙂
Krishnaveni
my fav, looks so cute and yummy
Raks
I love this one,but never tried my own hands...Adding sliced almonds would be a great addition definitely!
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Gayathri Kumar
Burfi looks so lovely.
Jeyashris Kitchen
nice burfi, adding cinnamon will give a nice flavour
Anonymous
coconut burfu, a popular Diwali Foods
Akila
burfi looks so yummy dear....
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Akila
Nisha
One of my all time favorites
kalyani
First of all, Krishna Janmashtami and thengai barfi always went hand in hand, lovely clicks here, priya. Secondly, will try adding the liquid to bring it together as I use just coconut and sugar / jaggery.
Renu
It is favourite burfi especially with fresh coconut. Looks good, saving it to make soon
Mayuri Patel
My all time favourite is coconut barfi. When I was staying in Mombasa, would make it so often with the fresh coconut. It certainly tastes different from the one we make with desiccated coconut. And you're right it is one of the easiest barfi to make. Love your Diwali gift box idea.
Priya Vj
You just said it...thenga burfi is the most easiest to make without the tension of sugar syrupconsistency going wrong . One of my first sweets I learnt to make . Burbi is an emotional word...loved reading it !! However fancy barfi, thenga mittai me sound..saying thenga burbi is so nostalgic.remember our samayal mama saying during Diwali Burbi potrukken ...
Archana
Coconut Barfi is my favourite barfi; without this barfi, Diwali is incomplete. I do not add ghee in the end, but with the batch I make next I will.