7 cup burfi recipe a quick barfi made with besan.As it uses 7 cups of ingredients, it is called 7 cup barfi. It tastes close to mysore pak with carrots here and there.
7 cup Burfi, 7 cup Sweet, Seven cup cake whatever we call it – Amma learnt this sweet from our neighbor years back when I was schooling and after few disasters during the initial stages she got it right and now perfect everytime she makes it. The version amma makes is slightly different and results in a textured burfi as seen here but the taste is just awesome. I love the addition of carrots but if you prefer you can add coconut too.As diwali is nearing I’ve slowly started to make sweets and savories and have few already lined up for this space so keep watching 🙂
Edited to add : Have updated the steps and pictures as I tried it alone this time after getting confidence 🙂 and yes I nailed it as this was the comment I heard from amma.
7 cup Burfi Recipe – Ingredients
Preparation Time : 15 mins | Cooking Time : 25 mins | Makes : 10-12 burfis
Recipe Category: Sweet | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Recipe Category: Sweet | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Besan flour – 1 cup *
Sugar – 3 cups
Ghee – 1 cup (melted)
Carrot / Coconut – 1 cup (grated)
Milk – 1 cup
* In whichever cup you are measuring use the same cup for all measures.
I used my 1/3 cup for all the measures mentioned above.
Method:
- First choose a cup for measuring all the ingredients.I used my 1/3 cup.In a pan add besan flour and roast until aroma comes slightly, do not let it to change colour.Switch off.
- Trim the edges of the carrot, peel off the skin then grate the carrots.Measure and add it to the pan.
- Add sugar then add milk.
- Now finally add ghee.
- Now whisk it well for even mixing, make sure there are no lumps formed.Now heat it up, first it will bubble up.
- It bubbles up nicely then forms a frothy layers at the edges.
- When you mix you can feel its getting thicker.Keep cooking.
- Then it will easily leave the sides of the pan with a porous texture(poru poru as we call it in tamil) as seen in the last tiled pic in this step.
- Immediately transfer the mixture to a greased tin.When it is still warm, mark with a greased knife then carefully remove the pieces.
My Notes:
- You can decrease sugar to 2.5 cups and increase ghee to 1.5 cups.
- The consistency is very important else it will turn into halwa 🙂
- You can either use carrot or coconut or use half cup each.
- If you prefer add ghee roasted cashews.
- I don’t add cardamom powder if you like you can add.
- Usually the texture of this burfi should not be smooth, it should be slightly porous.The porous texture depends on how much you roast the besan flour initially.
- If you are doubtful on the consistency check at the final stage then take a drop and put in a plate and see, in few seconds if it hardens then thats the right stage but be quick else you will not be able to pour and set it.
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October 26, 2012 at 3:49 amOhh you have already started with Diwali sweets.. gosh , now am under pressure .. lol
Love this recipe!
Veena Theagarajan says
October 26, 2012 at 3:58 amaddition of carrot is new for me
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APARNARAJESHKUMAR says
October 26, 2012 at 4:00 amwow we generally use coconut 🙂 instead of carrot 🙂 nicely done sry nicely clicked LOL
Vardhini says
October 26, 2012 at 4:22 amMy MIL made it when she visited us. Nice clicks Sharmi.
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Subhashini says
October 26, 2012 at 4:39 amI can imagine the aroma of the burfi. Will surely give a try of this.
Shweta in the Kitchen says
October 26, 2012 at 4:56 amLovely burfi
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Nithya says
October 26, 2012 at 5:24 amVideo lan pinnudhu 🙂 Kalakals Sharmi. Love your work always 🙂
Divya Kudua says
October 26, 2012 at 6:36 amMy sis-in-law makes a very similar version and I love it to bits.Looks delicious!
WeR SAHM says
October 26, 2012 at 7:42 amlovely post sharmi…. video super….
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shubha says
October 26, 2012 at 7:45 amVow I am sure this recipe will be better than a Mysore pak and with all the goodness of carrots and cconut,Amust try recipe.
Vimitha Anand says
October 26, 2012 at 10:01 amLovely burfi… am salivating here
Prathima Rao says
October 26, 2012 at 10:25 amAdding carrots is a wonderful idea..Perfect textured burfi..Waiting for more such yummy diwali sweets on Sharmis passion!!
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divya says
October 26, 2012 at 1:29 pmwow very tempting recipe,luks gr8!
ANU says
October 26, 2012 at 1:46 pmwow awesome lookin burfi dear…inviting clicks…
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Sreevalli E says
October 26, 2012 at 4:48 pmWow.. Yummy burfi.My MIL once made this long back & I just loved it.
Turmeric n Spice says
October 26, 2012 at 11:24 pmlove this ….if only i got a bite
Poornima Nair says
October 27, 2012 at 2:41 amAwesome Burfi and I like the use of carrots!
Satya says
October 27, 2012 at 3:17 ami love this burfi …it reminds me of my mom .she always make this for me in childhood..
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jeyashrisuresh says
October 27, 2012 at 6:38 amMy mil makes it very nicely. Love the addition of carrots, i always use coconut only. It gave a nice colour to the burfi too. I always mess up while cutting them into shapes. u made it perfectly. Pretty clicks
RAKS KITCHEN says
October 27, 2012 at 6:59 amLooks very tempting, never tasted before or had idea about the ingredients… Thanks for sharing 🙂
Priya says
October 27, 2012 at 2:14 pmAdding carrots sounds truly interesting,love coconut in this burfi.
Vanamala Hebbar says
October 27, 2012 at 5:02 pmBurfi looks very nice….
Spandana says
October 28, 2012 at 3:44 pmI am in love with these delicious cubes. How I wish sometimes, that I too was with my mom… 🙂
Kalaipriya says
January 24, 2013 at 3:16 amHi Sharmi i tried this recepie and it turned out really well ..thanks for u r recepie ..
sumana ved says
January 26, 2013 at 11:55 amI tried this yesterday….It came out super fantastic…..Thanks
Radha says
October 2, 2013 at 9:20 amHi sharmi, made the barfi but with less sugar as added carrots. Came out superb!! My daughter who never ears sweets other than chocolates liked it and had lots. Thank u so much !!!
Radha says
October 2, 2013 at 9:20 amHi sharmi, made the barfi but with less sugar as added carrots. Came out superb!! My daughter who never ears sweets other than chocolates liked it and had lots. Thank u so much !!!
Agiri says
October 24, 2013 at 5:26 pmit's very good idea of carrot instead of coconut in 7cup burfi. Thank you.
Agiri says
October 24, 2013 at 5:31 pmit's very good idea of carrot instead of coconut in 7cup burfi. Thank you.
esh says
October 30, 2013 at 12:34 pmHi There,
I tired this and unfortunately it was a disaster. I followed everything exactly as mentioned but it turned out to be a gooey mess. The ghee separated and there was excess of it that wouldnt go away. 🙁
The longer i kept stiring the blacker it got. So i had to throw everything away.
Has this happened before?
SHARMILEE J says
October 30, 2013 at 2:15 pmIn my early days of trying this sweet once it came like halwa as I missed the final consistency, that must be the problem with urs too….
Medini ツ says
October 30, 2013 at 2:34 pmI tried this today for the first time, your video helped a lot as when to start plating…it just turned out perfect, your increasing my passion towards cooking… 🙂
Remya RK says
November 10, 2013 at 2:49 amHi, If we are using coconut instead of carrot, do we need to roast that also?
SHARMILEE J says
November 10, 2013 at 7:41 amYes slightly roast and add so that it stays good for longer time…
haripriya rishikesh says
October 6, 2014 at 7:22 pmcan you make this without adding coconut or carrot
SHARMILEE J says
October 9, 2014 at 11:28 amYes you can give a try and see….
Poonam says
August 21, 2015 at 10:37 pmI tried and it is a disaster
It turned out like halwa
How to fix it now??
SHARMILEE J says
August 22, 2015 at 3:06 amIf you miss the consistency then it will be like halwa….don't think it can be fixed at this stage
Khanita Bareera says
January 18, 2016 at 11:47 amHello Sharmi,burfi become hard why ?other then that everything was perfect..plz do reply.
Khanita Bareera says
January 18, 2016 at 3:25 pmit as become as hard as stone but the taste is very good..where i went wrong why it become so hard?
SHARMILEE J says
January 21, 2016 at 1:44 amIf its overcooked then it may become hard
Maya Tolappa says
November 1, 2016 at 5:52 pmcan i use maida instead of besan?
SHARMILEE J says
November 3, 2016 at 2:55 pmNo besan is the main ingredient in this recipe
PArvathy says
January 31, 2017 at 4:09 amI tried this for the first time and it came out pretty well….The cubes were soft yet held together.. Accurate proportion!
Swapna Seshadri says
December 28, 2017 at 2:34 pmHi Sharmilee Ji, I tried this burfi both with carrots and then replacing the carrots with powdered almonds. Both came out well. Consistency in the case of using almonds came out better. Its a very good and easy recipe for beginners like me.
Riddhima.nair says
May 8, 2018 at 3:23 pmLooks so yummy, thanks for sharing.
Shravs says
February 2, 2019 at 9:00 pmHi I tried this but became halwa. I stirred for long time but even then it was gooey 😒
Sharmilee J says
February 5, 2019 at 7:49 pmIf the sugar consistency is not right then it may become halwa 🙁