Easy, Quick And Healthy Dessert : How To Make Coconut Barfi With Jaggery? 

Coconut Jaggery barfi is an all time favorite Indian dessert. But as we all know that desserts are rich in calories so we tend to skip them. To solve this issue we have come up with a quick coconut jaggery burfi with a healthy twist by replacing sugar with jaggery. So, here is the recipe for you to enjoy a healthy and nutritious dessert.

Coconut barfi with jaggery Recipe: 

Ingredients 

• Coconut freshly grated 4 cups
• Jaggery powder 2½ cups
• Ghee 2 tbsp
• Cardamom powder ½ tsp
• Nuts (optional) for garnish

For instant Khoya or Mawa

• 1 tsp ghee
• ¼ cup milk
• ½ cup milk powder

Prep time is about 10 – 15 mins. 

Cooking time is 45 mins. 

Resting time minimum 2 hours to 4 hours maximum overnight. 

Procedure To make Coconut Jaggery Barfi:

1. Grate fresh coconut, make sure the brown skin is removed for better taste and look. We need 4 cups of freshly grated coconut.
2. Now in a deep thick large pan heat 2 tbsp of desi ghee (clarified butter) on medium flame. Then to this add grated coconut. 
3. Saute the coconut on medium flame till you start smelling the coconut flavour. But do not saute coconut till it is brown in color, we need to toast it till it’s white and aromatic.  
4. Next step is to add 2 ½ cups of jaggery and mix well till the jaggery melts completely.  
5. To prepare mawa in another pan, heat 1 tsp of ghee and add ¼ cup of milk. 
6. To the above mixture add ½ cup of milk powder and mix well. 
7. Cook this mixture on low to medium flame till it separates from the pan. Once it leaves the pan your instant mawa is ready.  
8. Now, transfer the mawa into the coconut jaggery mixture.
9. Cook this mixture till it starts to come together and holds the shape
10. At this point add the ¼ tsp of cardamom powder to the mixture and mix well till everything is combined together. 
11. Now, transfer the mixture into a greased tray ( preferably a rectangular tray). 
12. Spread the mixture with a spatula and let it cool a bit. 
13. If you want you can add dry fruits like pistachios, almond flakes or cashews for garnish at this point. Decorate with silver foil if you want to add a royal touch to delicious coconut jaggery burfi. 
14. Remember to cut the mixture into square or diamond shaped burfi when the mixture is lukewarm not when it is completely cooled and solid. 
15. Let it cool for 2 to 4 hours or overnight as you please. 
16. Store in a cool dry air tight container and enjoy the healthy coconut burfi with jaggery on any festival or special occasion or just like that. 

The above mentioned coconut jaggery barfi recipe will make around 20 to 24 medium size burfis. 

Also Read: 10 Unique Sweets Made From Jaggery Powder