Peanut Burfi
- 35 min
- not spicy
- Serves 12
Peanut burfi of roasted peanut powder cooked in sugar syrup with ghee and cardamom, set and cut into squares. A sweet for 12, about 35 minutes plus setting.
Good for: Deepavali, Raksha Bandhan
Ingredients
Peanuts, Cleaned200 grams
Sugar150 grams
Water, For Cooking60 ml
Ghee1 tbsp
Cardamom Powder1 grams
Contains: milk, groundnut.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 12 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 12 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 159kcal | 1908kcal |
| Protein | 4.3g | 52g |
| Carbohydrate | 15g | 182g |
| Fat | 9.9g | 119g |
| Fibre | 1.4g | 17g |
| Sugar | 13g | 160g |
Method
Roast the peanuts in a dry kadai on low flame for 8 to 10 minutes. Stir often until the skins loosen and the peanuts smell roasted. This is a 10-minute roasting timer; allow an additional 10 to 15 minutes to cool them fully and remove the skins before keeping them ready.
Grind the cooled peanuts in a mixie in short pulses. Make a fine powder, but do not grind for too long or it will turn into peanut butter.
Add sugar and water to a kadai and cook on medium flame for 5 to 7 minutes. Take a drop of syrup on a spoon and let it cool. Press it between two fingers and pull them apart; the syrup should form one string.
Add the peanut powder, ghee and cardamom powder to the syrup. Mix on low flame for 6 to 8 minutes until the mixture thickens and leaves the sides of the kadai.
Grease a plate or tray with ghee and transfer the hot mixture to it. Flatten it evenly with the back of a greased spoon while it is still warm.
Let the burfi set at room temperature for 1 hour. Cut it into squares after it becomes firm, then serve.
Before you start
- How long does Peanut Burfi take?
- 35 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 25 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Peanut Burfi serve?
- 12. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Peanut Burfi vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Peanut Burfi spicy?
- No, it is not spicy.
- What do I need to make Peanut Burfi?
- 200 grams Peanuts, 150 grams Sugar, 1 grams Cardamom Powder, 60 ml Water, 1 tbsp Ghee, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Peanut Burfi?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Peanut Burfi?
- About 159 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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