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Barfi or burfi is an Indian sweet. Plain barfi is made from condensed milk, cooked with sugar until it solidifies. Other varieties include besan barfi, made with besan (gram flour), and pista barfi, which is a milk barfi containing ground pistachio nuts. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 532 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 681 pixel, file size: 192 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The content of this image was reviewed by grenavitar and afterwards uploaded by FlickrLickr. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 532 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 681 pixel, file size: 192 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The content of this image was reviewed by grenavitar and afterwards uploaded by FlickrLickr. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (774x768, 90 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Fig List of Indian sweets and desserts ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (774x768, 90 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Fig List of Indian sweets and desserts ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Magnification of grains of sugar, showing their monoclinic hemihedral crystalline structure. ... Gram flour (also known as chana dall, chana flour, besan or chickpea flour) is an ingredient used in Indian cuisine. ... Gram flour, not to be confused with Graham flour, also known as chana flour, besan or chickpea flour, is an ingredient used in Indian cuisine. ... Binomial name L. The pistachio (Pistacia vera L., Anacardiaceae; sometimes placed in Pistaciaceae) is a small tree up to 10 m tall, native to mountainous regions of Iran, Turkmenistan and western Afghanistan. ...

Barfi is often flavoured with cashew, mango, pistachio and spices, and is sometimes served coated with a thin layer of edible silver leaf (varak). Visually, barfi sometimes resembles cheese, and may have a hint of cheese to it. For this reason, barfi is sometimes called "Indian cheese cake". Barfi is popular all over India and is often a part of Indian festivals, especially Holi. Binomial name Anacardium occidentale L. The Cashew (Anacardium occidentale; syn. ... Species About 35 species, including: Mangifera altissima Mangifera applanata Mangifera caesia Mangifera camptosperma Mangifera casturi Mangifera decandra Mangifera foetida Mangifera gedebe Mangifera griffithii Mangifera indica Mangifera kemanga Mangifera laurina Mangifera longipes Mangifera macrocarpa Mangifera mekongensis Mangifera odorata Mangifera pajang Mangifera pentandra Mangifera persiciformis Mangifera quadrifida Mangifera siamensis Mangifera similis Mangifera... Binomial name L. The pistachio (Pistacia vera L., Anacardiaceae; sometimes placed in Pistaciaceae) is a small tree up to 10 m tall, native to mountainous regions of Iran, Turkmenistan and western Afghanistan. ... Metal leaf processing Metal leaf is a thin foil used for decoration. ... Cheese is a solid food made from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, and other mammals. ... Celebration of Holi Holi (Hindi: होली) or Phagwah (Bhojpuri) is a popular, Hindu spring festival, observed in North India and Nepal, also called the Festival of Colours. ...

Varieties of Barfi

• Kesri Pedha : Saffron, flattened yellow round
• Kaju Katli : Cashew, light tan diamond
• Pista Barfi : Pistachio, forest green diamond
• Chum Chum : pink and white, shaped like sushi rice balls
• Doodh Peda : kewra oil and pistachio, flattened dark tan round
• Chocolate Barfi
• Badam Pak : rose water and almonds, brown diamond

Dharwad pedha Dharwad pedha is a sweet delicacy unique to the state of Karnataka, India. ... Binomial name Crocus sativus L. Saffron (IPA: ) is a spice derived from the flower of the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus), a species of crocus in the family Iridaceae. ... Binomial name Anacardium occidentale L. The Cashew (Anacardium occidentale; syn. ... Binomial name L. The pistachio (Pistacia vera L., Anacardiaceae; sometimes placed in Pistaciaceae) is a small tree up to 10 m tall, native to mountainous regions of Iran, Turkmenistan and western Afghanistan. ... Many types of sushi ready to be eaten. ... Binomial name Pandanus fascicularis Lam. ... Binomial name L. The pistachio (Pistacia vera L., Anacardiaceae; sometimes placed in Pistaciaceae) is a small tree up to 10 m tall, native to mountainous regions of Iran, Turkmenistan and western Afghanistan. ... Rosewater is the hydrosol portion of the distillate of rose petals. ... Binomial name (Mill. ...

See also

• List of Indian sweets and desserts
• Halva

• Barfi is also a character in Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne. Who has magical powers, like the druid Getafix in Asterix.

List of Indian sweets and desserts by region of origin. ... The word halva (alternatively halwa, halvah, halava, helva, halawa etc. ... Goopy (on the right) and Bagha Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne, written and directed by the late Satyajit Ray, is a popular Indian childrens film. ... Two druids, from an 1845 publication, based on a bas-relief found at Autun, France. ... Getafix is a major character in the Asterix comic books by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo. ... For other uses, see Asterix (disambiguation). ...

External links

• Barfi Recipes

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