Barfi badam (Almond Cream Sweetmeats)

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Barfi badam (Almond Cream Sweetmeats)

Barfi Badam (Almond Cream Sweetmeats) is a traditional Indian recipe for a classic sweetmeat made from a blend of milk boiled until thick, sugar, ground almonds, cardamom, pistachio nuts and blanched almonds that is set on a dish, cut into diamonds, decorated with silver or gold leaf served as sweet snacks. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Indian version of: Almond Cream Sweetmeats (Barfi Badam).

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

20 minutes

Total Time:

40 minutes

Makes:

12–16

Rating:

Tags : Milk Recipes Indian Recipes

This is a classic Indian sweetmeat that is often served at holy festivals and can often be expensively decorated with edible gold or silver leaf.

Ingredients:

1l milk
150g sugar
125g ground almonds
pinch of ground cardamom
2 tbsp blanched pistachio nuts
blanched almonds, slivered, to garnish
edible silver leaf or gold leaf, to garnish (optional)

Method:

Place the milk in a large, heavy-based saucepan. Bring to a boil over fairly high heat and continue cooking, stirring constantly until significantly reduced and very thick in texture.

Stir in the sugar and continue cooking for 10 minutes over low heat. At this point stir in the nuts then continue cooking, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and begins to come away from the base and sides of the pan, coming together into a single mass.

Take off the heat at this point then sprinkle the cardamom over the top then mix thoroughly to combine. Turn out onto a greased plate then smooth the top with the back of a buttered spoon.

Allow to cool slightly then mark a diamond shape in the surface. Decorate with slivered almonds, pistachio nut halves and, if desired, silver or gold leaf.

Just before the barfi bedam is completely firm use a sharp knife to cut along the diamond markings. Set aside to cool completely then separate into pieces. Store in an air-tight tin.