Name: Coconut Barfi recipe by Sanjula Thangkhiew at BetterButter
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 cup Desiccated Coconut (unsweetened); 3/4 cup Milk; 3/4 cup Sweetened condensed milk; 1/2 tsp Cardamom Powder; 1 tsp Sugar; 2-3 tsp Ghee; Pink food coloring

Warm the milk. Add the milk and dessicated coconut and mix together.Keep aside for 1 hour.

Heat ghee in a pan. Add the milk soaked coconut and cook on a low flame for 2-3 mins.

Now add in the condensed milk and stir for 5 mins.

Add sugar and cardamon powder. Stir and cook till the mixture thickens.

Keep stirring on a low flame for 20-25 mins till the ghee starts releasing from the sides.

Pour the coconut barfi mixture, leaving 1/2 cup, into a greased tray and let it cool for 10 mins in the refrigerator.

Add a few drops of pink food coloring to the reserved 1/2 cup of the mixture and mix well, then spread a thin layer on top. Sprinkle grated coconut and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Slice the coconut barfi into bars and serve.