Shenga Barfis | How to make groundnut barfi? | Sankranti Recipes
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Recipe type: Sweet
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 30~, 1" barfis
 
Mini cut groundnut or shenga barfis - something for the sweet tooth
Ingredients
  • 200 gm roasted unsalted groundnuts yielding 1½ Cup ground coarse powder
  • ¾ Cup to 1 Cup jaggery
  • ¼ Cup + ½ Tbsp ghee
  • 4-5 powdered cardamom/elaichi
Method
  1. Pulse roasted groundnuts into a coarse powder
  2. Grate or soften jaggery
  3. In a pan, pour ghee and allow it to melt
  4. Add jaggery, let it melt into the ghee, mix well
  5. Add cardamom powder and mix well with ghee
  6. Tip in the groundnut powder, mix well
  7. Next add ½ Tbsp ghee
  8. Keep sauteing till mixture leaves pan, this takes around 2-3 minutes. You should be able to see a shine or glisten
  9. Pour into a greased pan, pat surface, let it cool for a few minutes
  10. Cut into mini barfis
  11. Lay these barfis out for your offerings and celebrations!
Notes
Make sure to use unsalted groundnuts and de-skin them after roasting. Check shenga unde recipe on how to roast and de-skin groundnuts

Do NOT overheat barfi mixture

Cut barfis into any desired shape

Make sure jaggery is not very dry, it should be soft and pure
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/shenga-barfis/