Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, chana dal barfi(vegan version). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Chana Dal Burfi is a popular Indian sweet made with lentils, nuts, sugar, and a hint of cardamom. I have for you today a very vegan version of this sorta-fudge delicacy, and – like with the many Indian vegan desserts and sweets I've shared with you over the years – you'll never miss the milk and ghee. Chana dal or split gram fudge is one of my favorite barfi.
Chana dal barfi(Vegan version) is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Chana dal barfi(Vegan version) is something that I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have chana dal barfi(vegan version) using 8 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Chana dal barfi(Vegan version):
- Make ready 1 cup Chana dal/split bengal gram
- Make ready 2 cups Coconut milk
- Take 1/2 cup Cashew nuts
- Make ready 1 cup dessicated Coconut/fresh grated Coconut
- Make ready 1/4 th cup Vanaspati ghee/Coconut oil+ more to grease the mould
- Get 1/4 th cup crushed assorted Nuts+ some more to garnish
- Get 1 teaspoon Cardamom powder
- Prepare Some dry Rose patels to garnish (optional)
Chana Dal Burfi is a sweet Indian fudge-like sweet made with lentils and nuts and flavored with a hint of cardamom. A low fat, gluten-free (don't add asafoetida) and vegan dish. Chana dal is high in fiber, a rich The chana dal is best served with steamed basmati rice or jeera rice and a side raita, kachumber (salad) or a vegetable dish. This version is vegan and dairy-free.
Steps to make Chana dal barfi(Vegan version):
- Clean and soak chana dal for about 4 hours or overnight.
- Soak 1/2 cup of cashew nuts with water for 1/2 an hour.
- With a grinder, make a smooth paste of cashew with 2 tablespoons of water.
- Drain the soaked dal and place in a pressure cooker with 2 cups of coconut milk.
- Pressure cook the dal for 2-3 whistles or until dal becomes very soft.
- Let the mixture cools a bit and then grind to a smooth paste.
- Heat 1/4th cup of vanaspati ghee in a heavy bottomed saucepan. You can also use coconut oil instead of vanaspati. I use vanaspati as it has the flavour close to desi ghee.
- Add in the lentil/chana dal paste and start frying in medium heat by stirring regularly.
- When the mixture becomes hot enough after cooking 6-8 minutes, add in 3/4th cup of sugar.
- Continue to cook for about 30 minutes or until the mixture start leaving from the pan. Keep flame in medium low heat during frying process to get better flavour and texture.
- Next add in 1 cup of dessicated or fresh grated coconut, 1/4th cup of crushed nuts of your choice, cashew paste and 1 teaspoon of cardamom powder.
- Stir well to mix everything to the lentil mixture.Continue to fry for more 10 to 15 minutes or until the mixture turns into a homogeneous mass and start accumulating into a lump.
- Remove from heat and grease rectangular mould or a dish.
- Transfer the mixture (hot) to the greased mould.
- Spread uniformly with a spatula and sprinkle some crushed nuts.
- Keep aside to cool down completely and then cut in your desired size. I served them in some cup cake liners.
- They are as tasty and flavourful as the traditional chana dal barfi or fudge. I garnished with some dry rose Patel's which is completely optional.
- Enjoy!
Chana Dal Burfi is a sweet Indian fudge-like sweet made with lentils and nuts and flavored with a hint of cardamom. A low fat, gluten-free (don't add asafoetida) and vegan dish. Chana dal is high in fiber, a rich The chana dal is best served with steamed basmati rice or jeera rice and a side raita, kachumber (salad) or a vegetable dish. This version is vegan and dairy-free. Chana Dal Burfi is a sweet Indian fudge-like sweet made with lentils and nuts and flavored with a hint of cardamom.
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