Pista Burfi Recipe

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Kaju burfis have been winning tummies and hearts for ages now. But sometimes, it isn't really a bad idea to slightly take a traditional recipe into your own hands and twist it around a little bit and make something equally delicious. So here's how you can make the same delectable burfi using pistas instead of cashews.

Pista Burfi Recipe
Difficulty	Average
Rating	8.6 / 10 (33 votes)
Recipe Type	Veg.

Ingredients:

400 gms Pistachios (kernels removed)
250 gms Sugar
Water (for sugar syrup) as required
7-8 Leaves edible silver foil (varakh)

How to make Pista Burfi:

Blanch the pistachios in boiling water.
Drain the water & remove peels.
Make a dry paste of the blanched and peeled Pistachios without using water.
Prepare sugar syrup.
Mix the pistachio paste with the syrup and keep on stirring until it becomes solid.
Now spread out the silver foil (varakh), and cut it into square pieces.
Pista Barfi is ready.

Reviews and Ratings:
Menaka posted 30/12/2010 Will this burfi stay fresh if I prepare it one day in advance?