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Punjab · Dessert

Badam Barfi

Traditional 33. Badam Barfi recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• 180g almonds, powdered
• 200g sugar
• 80ml water
• 25ml ghee
• few saffron strands (soaked in 2 tbsp warm milk)
• ⅛ tsp cardamom powder
• 15 almond slivers (for decoration)

👩‍🍳 How to make Badam Barfi

1. Blanch & powder (8 mins): Soak almonds in hot water, remove brown skin, dry completely, grind into fine powder (visual cue: smooth, creamy powder, no coarse pieces, light cream color).
2. Make syrup (3 mins, high heat): Combine sugar and water, dissolve, bring to rapid boil (visual cue: clear, boiling syrup).
3. Add almond powder (5 mins, medium heat): Add almond powder to boiling syrup. Cook for 5 minutes while stirring constantly (visual cue: mixture becomes thick, light brown, becomes dense).
4. Finish (4 mins, low heat): Add ghee and saffron strands with milk. Cook for 4 minutes on low heat until mixture leaves pan sides (visual cue: mixture becomes very thick, dense, golden color, saffron streaks visible).
5. Add cardamom (1 min): Add cardamom powder, mix thoroughly (visual cue: spice aroma rises).
6. Set (1-2 hours): Transfer to greased pan, press down. Add almond slivers on top. Cool 1-2 hours at room temperature until firm (visual cue: barfi becomes cuttable).
7. Cut (3 mins): Cut into 16 pieces (visual cue: clean cuts, firm texture, almond pieces visible).

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