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Pista Burfi (Pistachio Fudge)

2012-08-20 by Anjana Chaturvedi

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Quick and easy Pista Burfi- Pistachio Fudge
                                             pista ki barfi      

prep time-10 min
cooking time-15 min
serve- 10

INGREDIENTS-
  • Pistachios/pista  – 1.5 cups
  • Sugar – 3/4 cup
  • Water – 3/4 cup
  • Ghee-1 tsp
  • Full fat Milk powder – 3 tbsp*
  • Cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp
  • Silver foil (Varak) – 3*

pista ki barfi recipe

PROCEDURE-
  1. Take 1 tsp of ghee in a heavy bottom pan add pista and roast for 1 minute on low flame.take out in a bowl and let it cool down completely.
  2. Grind(pulse) pistachios in a mixer, to make a  powder(but don’t overdo it otherwise oil will ooz out from the nuts)). Take the powder  in a bowl and add cardamom powder and milk powder into it, and mix well.
  3. Take sugar and water in a pan and cook on medium heat to form a sugar syrup of 1.5 thread consistency. (When the sugar syrup is done you will see bubbles all over the syrup).keep stirring.
  4. When done switch off the flame and add the ground pistachio powder mixture and mix thoroughly.
  5. Let it cool down for approx 5-8 minutes. Knead the firm dough (mixture)with your palm to make it smooth .
  6. Grease a rolling pin and roll the ball of dough on your working platform or any other smooth surface.
    Stick the silver foil delicately over the flattened dough.
  7. Dice into small cubes.
  8. Enjoy!
TIPS-
  1. If the dough is too soft to handle, you may add a few tsp of milk powder.
  2. If the dough become too hard then add a few tsp of fresh milk, and mix and mash well.
  3. You may substitute silver foil with grated coconut or crushed almonds and press them in with a rolling pin.
  4. In India, If milk powder is not readily available at your home (since the odds are that you use fresh milk only!), you can  substitute it with Mawa/Khoya – which is dried solidified milk, which looks like lumps of cottage cheese but tastes way better! 🙂 It’s easily available in the Indian Sub-Continent, so if you’re in the Americas, you may be out of luck.
  5. The bright and dark colour depends on the quality of pista,so you can add 2-3 drops of green food colour in the sugar syrup(if required) before adding the ground pista mixture.
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3 from 12 votes

Pista Burfi (Pistachio Fudge)

Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time25 minutes mins
Servings: 10 people

Filed Under: Desserts /Sweet dishes /Mithai Tagged With: Burfi, Desserts, festival recipe, Indian desserts, Jain food, sweet dish, vegetarian, vrat ka khana

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Comments

  1. Parul says

    2018-10-17 at

    Can I use unsalted roasted pistachio for the barfi or the pistachio need to be raw?

    • anjanaskc says

      2018-10-17 at

      Parul you can use roasted pistachio

  2. Abi says

    2013-07-24 at

    These look delicious! I have loved pista burfis ever since my best friend introduced me to them at a Diwali celebration when I was about 8. however I haven't been able to find a good recipe for them until now- thankyou :)!

  3. Rimli says

    2012-12-15 at

    I made the same but some how my final product was bit grainy. I'll try again with your recipe. Thanks for sharing.

  4. Leelagovind says

    2012-08-23 at

    wah homemade!!looks like store brought ones!love it..

  5. tamilsasikitchen says

    2012-08-22 at

    Brilliant…So perfect…looks yummy….

  6. Gauri says

    2012-08-22 at

    Love this fudge… just cannot take my eyes off it 🙂

  7. Hooney Macarooney says

    2012-08-22 at

    I normally don't like Indian sweets but always make an exception for pista and badaam burfis. Yours looks too good to be true. Quite lovely

  8. Preeti says

    2012-08-21 at

    Love pista and am loving these fudges too..bookmarked..such a beautiful colour!!

  9. faseela says

    2012-08-21 at

    lovely n yummy burfi…..

  10. Srimathi says

    2012-08-21 at

    This is the best looking pista burfi i have seen.Awesome.

  11. Kalpana Sareesh says

    2012-08-21 at

    gorgeous preparation..

  12. Sangeetha Nambi says

    2012-08-21 at

    Wow Wow… Yum Yum sweet…
    http://recipe-excavator.blogspot.com

  13. Saraswathi Tharagaram says

    2012-08-20 at

    Awesome.. super delish

  14. Shailaja Reddy says

    2012-08-20 at

    wow Yummy burfi.

  15. Anu says

    2012-08-20 at

    WOW!!! Great work . Looks so perfect and delicious.

  16. Hema says

    2012-08-20 at

    Wow, wow, so perfectly done, as always..

  17. Jaleela says

    2012-08-20 at

    Eye catching pista barfi

  18. Roshni says

    2012-08-20 at

    looks perfect… mouthwatering

  19. simran says

    2012-08-20 at

    yum!this looks so vibrant and tasty.

  20. Nisha says

    2012-08-20 at

    fantastic! i haven't eaten pista barfi in ages! i love the variety on your blog, Anjana 🙂

    hmm, I think mava/khoya is available in some Indian stores in North America, not sure about Central & South.

  21. Raksha says

    2012-08-20 at

    Looks extremely delicious

  22. radha says

    2012-08-20 at

    This is so professionally done ( in Mayeka style)! Looks absolutely delicious. I will only appreciate it since I know I never will attempt this on my own.

  23. poorti says

    2012-08-20 at

    i liked d 7th step……. 😉

  24. Sayantani says

    2012-08-20 at

    love all your recipes and look at these…so well made and just feel like grabbing one from the picture.

  25. Priya says

    2012-08-20 at

    Highly irresistible burfi.

  26. sonu says

    2012-08-20 at

    thank u so much for the reply…will surely try and make sometime soon …

  27. Akila says

    2012-08-20 at

    very delicious and yummy step by step pictures…

    Event: Dish Name Starts With N till August 31st
    Learning-to-cook

    Regards,
    Akila

  28. Vijayalakshmi Dharmaraj says

    2012-08-20 at

    wow very yummy and rich burfi…
    VIRUNTHU UNNA VAANGA

  29. lavina agarwal says

    2012-08-20 at

    wow this looks sooo yumm…feels like having it right now!

  30. Kaveri Venkatesh says

    2012-08-20 at

    Yummy burfi..very nicely presented

  31. sowmya's creative saga says

    2012-08-20 at

    Looks delicious..

  32. meena says

    2012-08-20 at

    awesome pista burfi and the taste is just out of this world..

  33. Vimitha Anand says

    2012-08-20 at

    Ooh fudgy n so yummy. would be great to have a piece

  34. PT says

    2012-08-20 at

    absolutely divine 🙂

    • Just a question says

      2019-10-20 at

      Hi can the barfi be made a day ahead? And what is 1.5 sugar thread consistency?

      • anjanaskc says

        2019-10-22 at

        Yes you can make ahead and store at room temperature for a week

  35. Shabbu says

    2012-08-20 at

    Thanks for the Eid wishes…Lovely and tempting burfi..please visit my space in your free time..

    Shabbu's Tasty Kitchen

  36. Maayeka says

    2012-08-20 at

    @Anonymous-you can get it from Indian Store-Al Adil flour mill or Madhoor store in Bur Dubai.

  37. Maayeka says

    2012-08-20 at

    @Hi Abigail-you can buy silver foil from any indian flour mill,grocery store or some times even from a Indian sweet shop too:)

  38. Maayeka says

    2012-08-20 at

    @Hi Sonu
    you can add approx 3 tbsp of lightly roasted and grated mawa in it.method will be the same.

  39. Abigail - mynappytales says

    2012-08-20 at

    Where can I buy silver foil? it's the first time I've heard of it.

  40. Beena.stephy says

    2012-08-20 at

    Woow mouthwatering

  41. Satya says

    2012-08-20 at

    very rich n delicious looking burfi…very quick to prepare…thanks for sharing

  42. Anonymous says

    2012-08-20 at

    Pista barfi looks yummy & so beautiful …
    where I can get Silver foil (Varak) in UAE ?

  43. sonu says

    2012-08-20 at

    The burfi looks awesomely yummy …loved the beautiful original colour it got …
    i do have some mava at home …if possible can u pls tell me wht measurements of mava i need to take if not using milk powder and will the method still remains the same ?

  44. Sadaf Afshan says

    2012-08-20 at

    Thanks for the Eid wishes Anjana ji. The sweets look yummy. I have eaten them several times but never knew they can be made at home so easily.

  45. Swasthi says

    2012-08-20 at

    Loved your burfis. very nice clicks too. glad to follow you. do visit my space when you find time.
    http://swasthfreak.blogspot.sg/

  46. Molly Kumar says

    2012-08-20 at

    This looks so delicious n tempting 🙂

  47. Holly Warah says

    2012-08-20 at

    Very interesting. Love your step-by-step photos. I had no idea how this was made. Thanks.

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