Badam burfi

Badam burfi  (Almond burfi)

Ingredients:

1 cups badam
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup ghee
1 teaspoon green cardamom powder
5-6 strands of saffron(optional) soaked in 2 teaspoons of warm water

Soak the badam in warm water for an hour. Remove the skin of the badam and grind it to a fine paste. You can use  saffron water or few spoons of milk to grind it to a fine paste.Heat a thick bottomed pan and add the paste  and sugar into the pan and cook. Cook till the mixture is thick. Now add ghee few spoons at a time. The mixture will absorb all the ghee . Once you have have finished adding all the ghee mix this mixture vigorously .the mixture will start leaving the pan . Cook until the mixture forms a ball leaving the pan. Now add cardamom powder and mix well. Spread this mixture into a greased plate. Allow to cool . Cut into desired shapes.

Note: Most of recipes ask for more ghee than what I have used, but I  have seen this amount of ghee will make the recipe more healthier . There is no difference in the taste.

Saffron is optional. the color of your burfi may change if using saffron.I have not used it.