Rava Naral Barfi

 

Rava Naral Barfi
रवा नारळ बार्फी

Cooked tested & tasted by Sandhya Ekbote

Photo credit : Sandhya Ekbote

Course : Sweet

Cooking time: 45 minutes

Serving size: 20

Ingredients:

• 3 vati rava (fine/ coarse)

• 1.5 - 2 vati Ghee (clarified butter)

• 1 vati naral (coconut) shredded

• 2 vati sugar

• 1 vati milk

• 10 cardamom pods' powder

• ½ jaiphal (nutmeg) powdered

Procedure:

1. Heat ghee in a pan and add the rava. Roast it on a medium flame till it turns slightly pinkish brown. Add more ghee if needed.

2. Add the shredded coconut to the rava and stir it till the mixture turns dry.

3. For the sugar syrup, take a heavy bottom pan.

4. Add 2 vati sugar and 1 vati milk.

5. Adjust the quantity of milk till the sugar submerges in it completely, if need be further add ½ vati milk.

6. Bring the syrup to one boil.

7. Add ½ part of the sugar syrup to the rava naral mixture.

8. The remaining ½ of the syrup in the pan has to be boiled to 3 string consistency(goli band paak).

9. This 3 string consistency syrup is to be added to the same rava naral mixture.

10. Stir and mix it well. Add cardamom and nutmeg powder .

11. Grease a plate and pour the barfi  mixture on the plate.

12. Level the barfi mixture with a greased vati.

13. After 2 hours cut the barfi in the shape of your choice.

14. Let the whole barfi mixture rest for 5-6 hours.