| Pista Burfi - A Diwali Sweet | |
| Ingredients | 400 GMS Pistachios (kernels removed) | 250 GMS Sugar | Water (for sugar syrup) as required | 7-8 leaves Edible Silver foil (varakh) |
| Method | 1.
Blanch the pistachios in boiling water. Drain and remove the peels. 2. Make a coarse paste of the blanched and peeled pistachios in a mixer-grinder, without using any water. Remove and keep aside. 3. Make a sugar syrup of two-string consistency. 4. In a kadhai, mix together the pistachio paste and the sugar syrup, and with the help of a wooden spatula, keep on stirring the mixture till it leaves the sides of the kadhai and forms a ball. (take care not to burn the mixture). 5. Pour the mixture over a flat wooden surface, and evenly cut with a spatula to the desired thickness. 6. Spread out the silver foil (varakh), and cut into square shapes with a sharp knife. Remove when cooled. |