♥ ♥ Something Sweet (Barfi) ♥ ♥ ~For my Better half ♥ ♥

That doesn't mean I'm bad half..;0).....man of my life, caring and loving father of my kids, celebrating his birthday today!(10th April)  Generally whenever anybody's birthday comes in the family the kids gets excited, specially our daughter...getting cards and gifts and cakes and   planning gets underway.  what to cook or where to go?  Since I started my blog 3 months ago I've been seeing lots of cake recipes, I must say people are masters in baking cake! whereas I'm not...not a baker..:( i am always worried that what if without using egg, the cake won't rise or something..So we always used to order Eggless cake from Shops..but after seeing lots of cake recipes, specially girls are making for their hubby or kids..I felt some guilt, and I thought to myself I should make an effort.  So this time with I baked a cake for my hubby..and it's eggless too!  Very please with my results..followed a recipe from our superstore magagine Asda(Wall-Mart)...But here I am not posting a cake recipe, posting a Barfi recipe which I made for my hubby's birthday too.In India we always wish Happy Birthday with something sweet...so Indian sweet in the morning and cake in the evening! Double treat...

"Barfi or burfi (Hindi: बर्फ़ी) is a sweet from the Indian subcontinent. Plain barfi is made from condensed milk, cooked with sugar until it solidifies. There are many varieties of barfi, which include besan barfi (made with besan (gram flour)), "kaju barfi" (made with cashews), and pista barfi (which is a milk barfi containing ground pistachio nuts). The name is derived from Hindi Word baraf which means snow since barfi is similar to ice/snow in appearance. Barfi is often flavoured with fruit (such as mango or coconut) or nuts (like cashew and pistachio) and spices such as cardamom. They are sometimes served coated with a thin layer of edible silver leaf (varak). Visually, they are typically cut into square, diamond, or round shapes. They sometimes (but not always) resemble cheese, and may have a hint of cheese scent to it. For this reason, barfi is sometimes called "Indian cheese cake".[who?] They vary greatly in their colour and texture, depending on type."(wikipedia)

You will need :-

• 3 cup Whole milk powder
• 1 cup Ground Almonds, Cashews and Pistachioes
• 3 tsp Ghee(unsalted butter)
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 3-4 tbsp more milk
• Few threds of Saffron
• 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder

Method:-
Mix milk powder with 3-4 tbsp milk and ghee and leave a side for 1/2 hour.  Now heat 1 cup milk and sugar on a low heat untill looks like condensed milk.  Add saffron and cardamom powder and leave a side.  Meanwhile place milk powder mix in a microwave and cook for 1-2 minutes, keep an eye on the mix, it can easily burn..now add ground ACP and condensed milk.  Mix well and cook for another 1 minutes.  Now spread evenly over the greased plate and allow it to cool.Now with the knife, cut it into desired shapes....and Enjoy!!

♥ ♥ Happy Birthday Raj ♥ ♥

  I want to dedicate this song to you....."What else can I give you except than my heart,I can give my whole life too"  I'm sure you will love it Raj ! BTW meaning of Raj is King....

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