Ingredients
- Khoya / Mawa - 1 cup
- Unrefined sugar (Nattu Sakkarai) - 1/2 cup
- Ghee - 2 tbsp
- Mixed Nuts - 3 tbsp
The recipe preparation
- Melt the unrefined sugar (Nattu Sakkarai) in a pan over a low flame until it melts completely.
- In a nonstick pan, heat ghee and add the khoya, and cook on low flame, while you keep stirring it.
- Let the Khoya dissolve and become liquid.
- At this stage add the melted Nattu Sakkarai and keep stirring increase the flame to high and ensure you keep stirring it.
- When the mixture comes together like a thick mass, takes about 5 to 7 minutes on high flame, add 2 tbsp finely chopped nuts, I mixed almond and pistachio.
- Reduce the flame to low and continue cooking for a couple more minutes.
- Grease the setting plate with ghee and immediately pour this over it and let it set.
- Top with mixed nuts and let it cool down before you cut out burfis.
Notes:
If you want it in halwa state, you can remove it at least 3 to 4 minutes before.
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