Roasted Gram Flour Fudge/Besan Burfi

      A fudge in golden brown color;this is not only delicious and indulgent but quite nutritious also.

          Gram flour is a versatile flour which when added to any dish gives it a slightly nutty taste.Besan is gluten free, has very high protein content, helps in weight reduction and is good for heart.

         Besan burfi is a popular traditional sweet oh India which can be made in so many ways.

It's usually made in winters and  is quite similar to Besan Halwa or Mohan Thaal.

Here I am giving you a very simple recipe made with gram flour, powdered sugar, ghee, cardamom powder and nuts.

Ingredients : 

Gramflour/Besan 1 kg

Green Cardamom powder 2 tsp

Ghee 1 cup

Powdered sugar 500 gms 

Few Slivered Almonds

Few Slivered Pistachio

Few Saffron strands

                              Directions :
1 : Heat ghee in a wide thick bottom deep vessel.
2 : Add gram flour and sauté on low heat stirring continuously for about 45 minutes or till it is golden brown in color and fragrant.
3 : Add cardamom powder, almond slivers and mix .
4 : Remove from heat and cool.
5: Add powdered sugar and mix thoroughly.
6 : Grease three 8 " × 8 " shallow baking pans and pour this mixture in them and spread evenly.
7 : Sprinkle pistachio over it and set aside to cool.
8 : Cut into squares.

*It can be stored in airtight container for over a month.
*In case you want it to be more of fudgy, add a mix of 1 cup milkmade and 1 cup crumbled khoya instead of powdered sugar.
For this , just heat milkmade and add crumbled khoya to it. When it dissolves, add this to roasted besan.

My besan burfi nicely nestled in this beautiful copper vessel......Go ahead and try this recipe.