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Milk powder, cardamom, and pistachio barfi

Milk powder barfi with cardamom and pistachios

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An express Indian dessert: powdered milk, unsweetened milk concentrate, and sugar cooked in ghee until they separate from the pan, flavored with cardamom,…

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Recipe from Plutus, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Barfi comes in chocolate, coconut, or cashew nut flavors. This version made with powdered milk can be prepared in just 15 minutes; keep a close eye on the heat, as the bottom can burn quickly.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time5 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total1 hr 20 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying pan
  • Estimated cost$3.84 $0.32 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

12 people
  • $2.56
  • $0.12
  • $0.10
  • $1.06

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Melt the ghee in a non-stick frying pan.
  2. Add the powdered milk, milk, and sugar, and mix well. ≈ 4 min
  3. Keep stirring over medium heat until the mixture thickens.
  4. Add the cardamom and continue stirring until the dough releases from the frying pan.
  5. Pour in the greased ramekin and smooth the surface. ≈ 3 min
  6. Sprinkle with pistachios and cashews, let cool, and then cut into diamond shapes.
  7. Keep them in an airtight container. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Milk powder barfi with cardamom and pistachios

  • 1 cup of powdered milk$2.56
  • ½ cup of full-fat milk (unsweetened concentrate)$0.12
  • ½ cup of sugar$0.10
  • 2 tablespoons of ghee, plus a little extra for the dish$1.06

Total$3.84

that's $0.32 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of powdered milk
  • ½ cup of full-fat milk (unsweetened concentrate)
  • ½ cup of sugar
  • 2 tablespoons of ghee, plus a little extra for the dish
  • 1/4 teaspoon of ground cardamom
  • Chopped pistachios and cashews, for decoration (optional)

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