Celebrate Dhanteras with homemade gram flour barfi that melts in your mouth; Read easy recipe here

Instead of adulterated and expensive sweets from the market, this year you can make something special in your own kitchen.

New Delhi: Do you know what's more fun than Dhanteras shopping? When the aroma of pure ghee and roasted gram flour wafting from your home tells the entire neighborhood that something special is about to happen today.

Yes, instead of adulterated and expensive sweets from the market, this year you can make something special in your own kitchen. Actually, we're talking about gram flour barfi, which not only melts in the mouth but also touches the heart.

In this article, we bring you the secret recipe that will make your gram flour barfi absolutely perfect, grainy, and melt-in-your-mouth. Let's learn the easy recipe without delay.

Ingredients for Making Gram Flour Burfi

• Gram flour (finely ground) - 1 cup
• Desi ghee - 3/4 cup
• Sugar - 1 cup
• Water - 1/2 cup
• Cardamom powder - 1/2 teaspoon
• For garnishing - Chopped pistachios/almonds

Method for Making Gram Flour Burfi

• Take a pan and lightly heat ghee in it. Then add the gram flour and reduce the heat to low.
• Fry the gram flour over low heat, stirring constantly, until it turns light golden and emits a mild aroma. This may take about 10-15 minutes.
• Once the gram flour is thoroughly roasted, transfer it to a plate. Make sure it doesn't cool.
• Now, add sugar and water to the same pan and heat it.
• Boil until the sugar dissolves completely.
• We need to make a one-string syrup. To do this, take a small amount of syrup between your finger and thumb and check if a thin thread forms, the syrup is ready.
• Add cardamom powder to it. Then, turn off the heat and slowly add the roasted, hot gram flour to the syrup.
• Keep stirring frequently to prevent lumps. The mixture will begin to thicken in no time.
• Then, lightly grease a plate or tray with ghee.
• Spread the mixture onto the greased tray and level it with a spoon.
• Sprinkle chopped pistachios or almonds on top and press down lightly.
• When the mixture is slightly warm, cut it into barfi shapes with a knife.
• Let it cool completely (at least 2-3 hours).
• Once cooled, cut the barfi into pieces and serve it to your family this Dhanteras.