Ingredients: cup Badam (Almond) - powdered, Dates - seedless, cup Dessicated Coconut - + little extra for garnishing, tablespoons Milk, tablespoon Ghee - /clarified butter + a little extra for greasing the plate, teaspoon Cardamom Powder (Elaichi), Vegetarian diet
Instructions: To prepare Guilt Free Coconut Barfi, get ready with all the ingredients and grease your plate or pan where you will be removing your barfi dough to cut into shapes.Make almond powder. I prepared the powder at home in a mixer grinder, you can also use store bought one.Using 3 tablespoons milk, make a thick puree of Dates by wet grinding it in the mixer.Heat a tablespoon ghee in a saucepan kept on medium high and once the ghee melts, add dates puree. Sauté it for about 5 minutes.Add almonds powder and mix well. It should form a nice and dry dough.Add Coconut and mix well for about 2 minutes and switch off the flame.Add cardamom powder and mix.Pour this barfi mixture on the greased plate or pan that you had prepared.Press and spread the recipe well with a spoon.Sprinkle some dry desiccated coconut on top for garnishing and press with your palm.Give the cuts using knife. You can give square or diamond shaped cuts.Let them cool completely and only then, remove the pieces of guilt free coconut barfi out and serve along a nice Indian menu to make your weekday meal memorable.