Barfi
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Barfi or burfi is an Indian /Pakistani sweet. Plain barfi is made from condensed milk, cooked with sugar until it solidifies. Other varieties include besan barfi, made with besan (gram flour), and pista barfi, which is a milk barfi containing ground pistachio nuts.
Barfi is often flavoured with cashew, mango, pistachio and spices, and is sometimes served coated with a thin layer of edible silver leaf (varak). Visually, barfi sometimes resembles cheese, and may have a hint of cheese to it. For this reason, barfi is sometimes called "Indian cheese cake". Barfi is popular all over India and is often a part of Indian festivals, especially Holi.
[edit] Varieties of Barfi
- Kesri Pedha : Saffron, flattened yellow round
- Kaju Katli : Cashew, light tan diamond
- Pista Barfi : Pistachio, forest green diamond
- Chum Chum : pink and white, shaped like sushi rice balls
- Doodh Penda : kewra oil and pistachio, flattened dark tan round
- Chocolate Barfi
- Badam Pak : rose water and almonds, brown diamond
[edit] See also
- Barfi is also a character in Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne. Who has magical powers, like the druid Getafix in Asterix.
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