If you are looking for a great but super easy mithai (Indian sweet) recipe, then this is as good as it gets!! All you need is good quality khoya and a few minutes of your precious time and you can make this delicious Chocolate Barfi at home. Seriously, it looks and tastes just like what you would get in a mithai shop. Maybe even better:)
In an earlier post, while sharing the recipe for Kesar Peda, I had mentioned my excitement and joy at the discovery of khoya here in Dar es Salaam. That led to my trying out various recipes that use Khoya as a vital ingredient. This is one of them which I have now made several times with success.
Home made sweets are integral to festivals in India and with Holi,( festival of colours) just a few weeks away, it would be a good time to make this lovely sweet and impress your family and friends.
Ingredients:
2 cups khoya ( dried milk), crumbled
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup sugar, powdered
2 table spoon cocoa powder
2 table spoon almond slivers
1/2 tea spoon cardamom powder
Method: In case the khoya is frozen, let it come to room temperature and then crumble it. Powder sugar. Finely slice almonds.
In a heavy bottom pan heat the crumbled khoya on low flame.
When the khoya softens add milk and sugar.
Continue to stir until the mixture thickens and leaves sides. Add cardamom powder.
Pour half the mixture in a dish lined with baking paper.
Add cocoa powder to the remaining part and mix it in.
Gently spread the cocoa mixture over the white mixture.
Sprinkle almond slivers on top and allow to set.This will take a few hours at room temperature or you could refrigerate for a little while. When firm, cut into squares and store the Chocolate Barfi in an airtight container. In winter you can keep the container in a kitchen cabinet, away from heat, but in summer it is advisable to store in the refrigerator.
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