Pumpkin Burfi (Kaddu Ki Burfi)
We make every possible dish from Sabzi to Sweets from pumpkin. Pumpkins comes under thefamily of fruits. This is easy to make & delicious to taste.
Ingredients
- 500 gms Pumpkin
- 1 tsp Cardamom (elaichi)
- ½ cup sugar
- 100 gms Khoya (Mawa)
- ½ cup Milk
- 2 tbsp Clarified butter (Desi Ghee)
- 1 tbsp Crushed Cashewnut
Instructions
- Take out seeds from the pumpkin ,peel & wash it.
- Grate pumpkin & keep it aside.
- Put ghee in a pan and add grated pumpkin intothe pan. Cook it on medium flame till it get tender.
- Now add Milk & cook it till milk dries up.
- Add Sugar and Mawa . Keep on stirring themixture, so it doesn’t get stick at the bottom.
- Cook it till it get thick. ( To check the rightconsistency – take little halwa in your fingers , if it is sticking to yourfinger & start to set onto it, then its time to turn off the flame.
- Take a flat plate & grease it. Pour the mixture into it, spread it eventually in all direction & Keep it in freeze to set, for 2 hours.
- Cut it in a square shape.
- Now the Pumpkin burfi is ready & garnish it with grated cashew and serve it.
Notes
Benefits of Pumpkin :
The intake of plant food protects us from chronic diseases. Beyond its delicious taste pumpkin has many health benefits & nutritious.
- Pumpkin is rich in beta-carotene, which the body turns into Vitamin A. Vitamin A strengthens the immune system & helps to fight infections.
- It is high in antioxidants & helps to reduce chronic diseases.
- Pumpkin is low in calories & high in water content which helps in weight loss.
- It is high in Potassium, Vitamin C & fiber that is good for your heart.