Easy Red Lentil Fudge/ Indian style Burfi

Today is a very popular festival in India-Raksha Bandhan. For this festival, let’s make a super delicious, melt in mouth Easy Red Lentil Fudge/Indian Style Burfi.

Desserts are the highlight of any Indian festival and no indian festival is complete without a touch of sweets.

Barfi, borfi or burfi is a dense milk-based sweet from the Indian subcontinent. The word barf means snow in Persian language.

Normally making Burfi is a tedious process because you need to reduce milk till it thickens but this recipe takes very less time since liquid ingredients are less.

In this easy Indian style homemade Burfi, I have used Red Lentil, known as Masoor Dal in Hindi. You can make this in 15 minutes from start to end.

Masoor dal, or red lentils, is full of nutrients and has immeasurable benefits.

People have recognized the benefits of masoor dal  in the centuries past and thus it is an important part of Indian cuisine.

Any type of Lentil or Dal is a perfect go- to option for vegetarians. Normally Lentil or Dal is a staple diet in every region of India. People consume it in various forms everyday but mostly as a savoury item.

But since today is a festival, I have made a dessert using Lentil.

Also, this is a dump recipe where you dump all ingredients and cook to get thick consistency.

To make Vegan Version

And to turn this into a Vegan dessert, replace Ghee or clarified butter with Coconut Oil and use Plant based milk in place of Dairy Milk.

Make this Easy Red Lentil Fudge/ Indian style Burfi with easily available household ingredients, and enjoy the festival of Raksha Bandhan.

And please also check some other dessert recipes from me here.

Please try this simple and delicious treat and leave your comment.

Easy Red Lentil Fudge/ Indian style Burfi

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Today is a very popular festival in India-Raksha Bandhan. For this festival, let's make a super delicious, melt in mouth Easy Red Lentil Fudge/Indian Style Burfi.

Desserts are the highlight of any Indian festival.No indian festival is complete without a touch of sweets.

Normally making Burfi is a tedious process where milk is reduced till it thickens. In this easy Indian style homemade Burfi, I have used Red Lentil, known as Masoor Dal in Hindi and it is ready in 15 minutes from start to end.

And to turn this into a Vegan dessert, replace Ghee or clarified butter with Coconut Oil and use Plant based milk in place of Dairy Milk.

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Cooling/Setting Time 20 mins

Total Time 40 mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine Indian

Servings 15 pieces

Calories 195 kcal

Ingredients

  

• ½ cup Red Lentil or Masoor Dal. Dry grind to a fine powder.
• ½ cup Grated fresh coconut.
• ½ cup Ghee or clarified butter. Use Coconut Oil for vegan Option.
• ½ cup Milk. Use Plant based milk for vegan option.
• 1½ cup Jaggery. Can use unrefined brown sugar.
• 1 tbsp Roasted Poppy Seeds.

Instructions

 

• Add all ingredients to a wide mouthed Pan.Stir and mix well.
  
• Turn on flame and keep the Pan on flame.
  
• Keep stirring till everything thickens and starts leaving side of Pan.
  
• To check if Burfi is cooked, put a drop of mixture in a small bowl filled with water. If mixture retains its shape and you can form a ball, that means the burfi is cooked and ready to be poured.
  
• Grease a dish with ghee or coconut oil. You can use 8×4 glass dish or any other which you have.
  
• Pour Burfi in the greased pan.
  
• Sprinkle roasted Poppy seeds on top and press gently.
  
• Cut into squares of desired size. This ratio of ingredients will give you about 12 big burfis or 15 medium sized burfis.
  
• Enjoy this melt in mouth dessert on this festival day !
  

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