🥥 Coconut Barfi | Classic Indian Coconut Sweet

Just 3 ingredients — melt-in-mouth coconut barfi!

Coconut Barfi is a classic Indian sweet made with fresh grated coconut, sugar, and a touch of cardamom. Soft, chewy, and full of flavor, this quick dessert is a festival favorite — especially during Diwali, Navratri, and Krishna Jayanthi. It’s easy to make and melts in your mouth with every bite!

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 ✨ Ingredients

• Grated coconut (fresh or desiccated) – 1 cup
• Sugar – 1½ cups
• Cardamom powder – ¼ tsp
• Ghee – 2 to 3 tbsp
• Roasted cashews (chopped) – 2 to 3 tbsp

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 👩‍🍳 Instructions

 Preparation

• Grease a plate or tray with ghee and set aside.
• Chop roasted cashews into small pieces.
• Keep all ingredients ready as the process moves quickly.

 Making the Sugar Syrup

• In a heavy-bottomed pan, add sugar and cook on medium heat.
• Stir continuously until sugar melts and forms a thick syrup.

 Adding Coconut

• Add grated coconut to hot sugar syrup.
• Reduce heat to medium-low.
• Stir continuously and cook for 2–3 minutes until boiling.
• Continue stirring as mixture thickens.

 Flavoring and Final Cooking

• Add cardamom powder and mix well.
• Increase heat to medium and stir for 5 minutes until mixture thickens and leaves sides of pan.
• Add roasted cashews and mix well.

 Setting the Barfi

• Keep stirring continuously as mixture can splutter.
• When mixture thickens and leaves pan sides, turn off heat.
• Immediately transfer to greased plate.
• Level quickly with ladle/spatula and press gently to even out.

 Cutting

• Cut while warm using a sharp knife for neat shapes.
• Cutting cold barfi may cause breakage.

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 ✅ Tips

• Continuous stirring is crucial throughout the process.
• Have all ingredients ready before starting.
• Work quickly once mixture is ready.
• Perfect for festivals and celebrations.
• Great way to use fresh coconut.

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 🍽️ Serving

• Serve at room temperature.
• Store in an airtight container for up to one week.

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This traditional coconut barfi is especially popular during festivals in the month of Aadi, when coconut is commonly used. It’s a simple recipe with few ingredients that anyone can easily try!