It's time for Group D's Secret Recipe Club January reveal. This month I get to post a bonus recipe from simply.food, who was left out of Group C's reveal last week.
I realized, as I perused her site, that I have cooked from her blog before...sort of. Three years ago, I took part in her Flavours of Singapore Challenge when I made Gajar Halwa, carrot halwa. Here's Nanya's Carrot Halwa.
Her blog provided several options for a dessert to go along with our lamb curry. I thought about her Singapore Coconut Milk Pudding or Barfi (a Milk Pudding). And on the savory side of things which is where I usually land, I considered making her Lesun Chutney (garlic chutney); you can scare away many a vampire with that recipe!
I decided on a version of her Coconut and Mixed Nut Barfi, a quick and easy no cook barfi that's delicately fragranced with ground cardamon and sweetened with rich condensed milk. I didn't have any whole nuts, so I added in black and white sesame seeds to create a visual contrast.
Her blog provided several options for a dessert to go along with our lamb curry. I thought about her Singapore Coconut Milk Pudding or Barfi (a Milk Pudding). And on the savory side of things which is where I usually land, I considered making her Lesun Chutney (garlic chutney); you can scare away many a vampire with that recipe!
I decided on a version of her Coconut and Mixed Nut Barfi, a quick and easy no cook barfi that's delicately fragranced with ground cardamon and sweetened with rich condensed milk. I didn't have any whole nuts, so I added in black and white sesame seeds to create a visual contrast.
Coconut-Almond Barfi
inspired by simply.food's Coconut and Mixed Nut Barfi
Ingredients
- ½ cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1½ cup dried, unsweetened coconut (I used finely shredded coconut)
- ¾ cup finely chopped almonds
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 teaspoon black sesame seeds
- 1 teaspoon white sesame seeds
Procedure
Butter a dish and set aside.
Place the coconut, almonds, cardamom, and sesame seeds in a medium mixing bowl. Mix well. Stir in the condensed milk and create a stiff mixture. Add in more coconut if the mixture is too sticky.
Place the coconut, almonds, cardamom, and sesame seeds in a medium mixing bowl. Mix well. Stir in the condensed milk and create a stiff mixture. Add in more coconut if the mixture is too sticky.
Pat the barfi mixture into your buttered dish, smoothing the surface with the back of a spoon. Refrigerate for 1 hour, then cut into desired shape. I made diamonds...or are these parallelograms? I'm geometrically-challenged.
Very nice! I've never heard of this, which is why I love this club so much!
ReplyDeleteYou always find such interesting dishes to try Cam. I have never heard of barfi but now I can't wait to try it.
ReplyDeleteIt's so pretty! Welcome to Group D for the day. :)
ReplyDeleteOoh that looks fantastic! I feel so bad for leaving her blog out of the assignments. I'm fairly certain it was a copy/paste error. Where I thought I had copied her url, but it was still the url before hers. Didn't even see it at all. Glad you adopted her and posted with us today :) Happy reveal day!
ReplyDeleteI always love seeing what you post - and I am guaranteed to be introduced to something new here every week! Great pick!!
ReplyDeleteOh, I just KNOW I would love this recipe! All the flavors I enjoy, similar to a Brazilian concoction called "cocada", but with Indian inspired twists...
ReplyDeletevery nice!
This sounds delicious! What a unique treat. I bet the coconut and cardamom pair really well together!
ReplyDeleteHi Camilla, thankyou for cooking from simplyfood, its really great to know you liked the coconut barfi.
ReplyDeleteYum, I have never heard of Barfi before, but it definitely looks like something I would enjoy. Love that combination of flavors. Great pick!
ReplyDeleteI love unique desserts. I haven't heard of Barfi before but based on the ingredients I am pretty sure I would enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteThey look a bit like scones. Absolutely beautiful, and sound delicious too! Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteMy mother and aunt grew up in India and they used to often talk nostalgically about the barfi that they enjoyed as kids. I would love to give this a try - if only my mum was still around to share it with.
ReplyDeleteHappy Reveal Day~ Looks delicious~ Have never heard of barfi before but would love to give them a try:) Lynn @ Turnips Tangerines
ReplyDeleteSo easy and yummy! Great SRC choice!
ReplyDeleteThis looks pretty!! Thank you so much for helping Group C! You picked an awesome recipe, thanks!
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