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A type of barfi, a sweet confectionery from the Indian subcontinent. Plain barfi is made with condensed milk and sugar cooked until it solidifies. The many varieties of barfi include besan barfi (made with gram flour), kaaju barfi (made with cashews), and pista barfi (made with ground pistachios).
Barfi [a] or burfi is a milk-based sweet from the Indian subcontinent with a fudge-like consistency. Its name comes from the Persian and Urdu word (barf) for snow. Barfi is consumed throughout India and Pakistan and is especially popular in North India. It is often served at celebrations and religious festivals such as Diwali and Holi. [1] [2] [3]
Some sweets such as kheer and barfi are cooked, varieties like Mysore pak are roasted, some like jalebi are fried, others like kulfi are frozen, while still others involve a creative combination of preparation techniques. [9] [10] [11] The composition and recipes of the sweets and other ingredients vary by region.
Vark (also varak Waraq or warq) is a fine filigree foil sheet of pure metal, typically silver but sometimes gold, [1] used to decorate Indian sweets and food.The silver and gold are edible, though flavorless.
Barfi: Kalakand: Milk, cottage cheese. Burfi: Kheer: A rice pudding made with milk, rice, sugar and dried fruits [7] Pudding: Khirmohan: Chhena, sugar, semolina, water. Sugar syrup based Kulfi [8] An ice cream made with milk and sugar, with a variety of flavours such as mango, saffron, or cardamom. [9] Ice cream: Laddu: Gram flour (besan), ghee ...
Sweet coconut halwa/barfi: Halwa is soft, barfi more like cake. Koshimbir: a salad, usually served as a side: Kolim / Jawla: A preparation of dried fish named Kolim or Jawla found in coastal Maharashtra with onion and spices. Usually eaten with bhakri or chapati: Laapsi: Sweet coarse ground/ broken wheat cooked with butter and sugar. Laddu ...
Kaju means cashew; barfi is often made by thickening milk with sugar and other ingredients (such as dry fruits and mild spices). Kesar kaju katli includes saffron. It is similar to barfi , but unlike barfi, it typically contains no milk.
Soan papdi has no confirmed origin, but one hypothesis is that it originated in the western state of Maharashtra, India. [3] According to culinary anthropologist Kurush F Dalal, Soan papdi is a Persian dish, the word "soan" has a Persian origin and the name comes from the term sohan pashmaki. [4]