Day11# HealthyeatsDay - Malai Barfi

Ingredients -

1 litre Full cream milk 

1/2 Cup Milk Powder

10 saffron strands 

3/4 Cup Condensed milk 

1 Tbsp Milk (for soaking saffron strands) 

2-3 Pistachios (Finely chopped) 

2-3 Almond (Finely chopped) 

1/2 Ghee (clarified butter) 

1 lemon juice or 1 Tbsp Vinegar 

Prep Time - 15 mins 

Cooking Time - 10 mins (Excludes 5-6 hrs of resting time) 

Method - 

1. Boil milk in a pan and add lemon juice. The milk will curdle into cottage cheese (Paneer) 

2. Strain the cottage cheese with the strainer and keep it aside allowing it to complete drain off the water. 

3. Now take a deep dish and grease it with ghee and let it sit in freezer for 5 minutes. This will help the Barfi not to stick to the dish. 

4. In a bowl take the paneer and using a spatula try to segregate it into crumbs. 

5. Now add milk powder and mix well. 

6. Add condensed milk to the bowl and stir it well. Then add the milk soaked with saffron. Mix it well. 

7. Take out the frozen dish and pour the mixture into this. 

8. Garnish it chopped pistachios and almonds. Cover it with cling foil and let it rest in refrigerator for 5-6 hour or overnight. 

9. Cut it into square pieces once it has harden. 

Yummy homemade sweet malai Barfi is ready to be served.