Tamil Nadu
Thengai burfi
Fresh coconut and sugar, stirred until they agree to become fudge. Patience, rewarded.
35 minTime
2 gProtein each
mildSpice
Make it your way
Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original245kcal
2 gprotein
3 gfibre
35minutes
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.
Ingredients
Method
5 steps- 1Grate only the white part of the coconut, leaving the brown skin behind. Grease a plate with ghee.
- 2Put the coconut, sugar and milk in a heavy pan on medium heat and stir.
- 3Keep stirring on medium low until it thickens, leaves the sides of the pan and comes together as one mass.
- 4Stir in the ghee, cardamom and cashews for a minute.
- 5Spread onto the greased plate, level with a spatula and score into squares while warm. Cool for 30 minutes and cut.
Serve it like this
Arrange the squares on a plate with a cashew bit pressed on each.
