Badam Burfi (almond Squares)

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup almonds, finely ground
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1 -2 tablespoon ghee or 1 -2 tablespoon clarified butter (use ghee for authenticity!)

Recipe

• 1 grease a shallow 6x6 inch pan with ghee.
• 2 in a frying pan over a low flame, mix almonds, sugar and milk and keep stirring.
• 3 after 5 minutes, add ghee.
• 4 continue stirring till the mixture thickens to the consistency of bread batter, and starts leaving the sides of the pan.
• 5 continue stirring for another couple of minutes.
• 6 remove from flame and pour it into the prepared greased pan; smoothen surface of the mixture if necessary.
• 7 20 minutes later, after it partially cools down, cut into 1 inch squares using a knife or pastry cutter.
• 8 cool completely, and store squares in an airtight tin.