Watermelon Burfee
This fancy looking burfee will definitely wow your guests and you will definitely look like a pro in the kitchen
Servings: 32
Ingredients
- 2&1/2 cup klim powdered milk
- 1/2 cup/125ml fresh cream
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup condensed milk
- 100 ml water
- 1/2 tsp ground cardamom/elachie
- 1/4 tsp rose essence
- 1 tsp black sesame seeds
- Red food colouring
- Green food colouring
Instructions
- Mix the fresh cream into the powdered milk. Use your fingertips and rub it in
- Allow it to stand for 30 minutes
- Toast the sesame seeds on low heat and set aside
- Place half the mixture in a food processor and pulse until it resembles breadcrumbs. Place in a bowl. Repeat with the other half
- Add the condensed milk, water and butter to a flat pan and heat until butter melts
- Add the powdered milk to the liquid and keep whisking on low heat until the mixture thickens a little and leaves the sides of the pan, about 5 minutes. The mixture will look a little too soft but it will thicken further once it cools
- Allow it to cool a little and add the rose essence and cardamom. Mix well and set aside to cool
- Once completely cool. Take half a cup of mixture and place it in a bowl. Divide the remaining mixture into halves and place in two bowls
- Add some green food colouring to the half cup of mixture. Add red food colouring to one half and then add the toasted sesame seeds of the other mixture and leave one as is
- Melt a teaspoon of butter and set aside. You will use this to grease your hands as you work with the mixture
- Rub some butter on your hands. You will need to do this a few times as you work with the burfee mixture. Take a piece of the white mixture and flatten it into a disc. Place the red ball in the centre and bring the edges to the centre and seal. Roll into a neat ball
- Take a piece of the green ball and flatten into a large disc. Place the white ball in the center, bring the edges to the center and seal. Roll into a neat ball
- Place the balls on a parchment lined tray and refrigerate for 1 hour
- Remove from refrigerator and cut each ball into four pieces. Store in an airtight container and refrigerate. Remove from fridge at least 30 minutes before serving
Notes
- You can use ghee instead of butter
- Powder colouring or gel colouring will work. The store bought coloring may not be as intense and could affect the mixture if you add too much
- Please ensure the green ball is bigger than the white and red balls
- You can create the seeds of the watermelon with a black edible marker if you choose not to use the sesame seeds
- Some brands of rose essence is stronger than others so please adjust the amount accordingly