Barfi, barfee, borfi or burfi is a dense milk-based

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'' (made with gram flour), ''kaju barfi'' (made with

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s), ''pista barfi'' (made with ground

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s), and ''sing barfi'' (made with peanuts). Milk powder and sugar are the main ingredients of barfi. The ingredients are cooked in a vessel until the mixture solidifies. The mixture is then transferred to a shallow pan and cooled. Finally, it is cut into squares, diamonds, or circular shapes and served. In addition to nuts, barfi is often flavoured with fruits such as

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and spices such as cardamom or

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. It comes in various colours and textures. Barfi is sometimes coated with a thin layer of edible metallic leaf known as '' vark''. It is served at both informal and formal events.

Types

* ''Kesri pedha'': saffron, flattened yellow round * ''Kaju barfi'' or '' kaju katli'':

, light tan diamond * ''Pista barfi'':

, forest green diamond * ''Doodh peda'': kewra oil and

, flattened dark tan round * Chocolate barfi * ''Badam pak'':

and

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, brown diamond * Walnut barfi * ''Barfi fon'' or ''barfifon'':

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, pink and yellow colored * ''Gajar barfi'': carrot, square and orange colored * Coconut barfi:

, sugar, and milk, square and yellow colored * ''Sing barfi'': peanuts, square and brown colored * ''Besan barfi'': gram flour light yellow diamond * ''Dodha barfi'': peanut * ''Ice cream barfi'': rich vanilla-flavored, rectangular Cardamom is the most common spice used to flavour barfi. Barfi is often coated with edible silver leaf ('' vark''). To add flavour and colour, it is sometimes rolled in crushed nuts before serving. Barfi is served year round in the Indian subcontinent. It is especially consumed during holidays such as

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and

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) barfi File:Tri - colour Kaju Barfi.jpg, Tri-coloured ''kaju'' (

) barfi File:Two Layered Coconut Barfi.JPG,

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barfi File:Besan Ki Barfi.JPG, ''

Besan Gram flour or kadala maavu is a pulse flour made from a variety of ground chickpea called Bengal gram or ''kaala chana''. It is a staple ingredient in the cuisine of the Indian subcontinent, including in Indian, Bangladeshi, Burmese, Nepali, ...

'' (

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flour) barfi File:Moong Daal Barfi.jpg, ''Moong dal'' (

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) barfi File:Suji Barfi-Odisha.jpg, Odisha-style ''suji'' ( semolina) barfi

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