Coconut Barfi

Coconut Barfi is sweet, flavourful and chewy sweet very easy to make, made up of just coconut, cardamoms, pistachios, almonds and sugar. You can make it on any special occasion like Janmashtmi, Shiv ratri, diwali etc. Basically this is a fasting item that you can eat during fast.

Ingredients

• 250gms fresh coconut powder
• 125 gms of Sugar
• 1tsp cardamom seeds(ground)
• 1/2 tsp almonds(grated)
• 1/2 tsp pistachios (grated)
• 1tbsp Ghee

Method

1. Mix fresh coconut powder and sugar well and keep it aside for 30-45 minutes.
2. Now take kadai and put flame on medium low. Place the above mixture into kadai and stir it continuously. Add cardamom seeds and grated almonds to it.
3. Stir the mixture till all the sugar water evaporates and it gets little harden so that it can get settled evenly.
4. Grease a plate with the ghee and spread grated pistachios on it.
5. Now place the prepared mixture into the plate and spread it evenly.
6. Allow it to cool for at least 3-4 hours. 
7. Now with a knife cut it down in desired shape.
8. Place the down side up so that pistachios can appear on top.
9. Your nariyal barfi or say coconut barfi is ready to serve.