One of the biggest festivals of India is right around the corner. Yes, I m talking about Diwali, the festival of lights. This time Diwali and Halloween are back to back, which of course, means tons of treats. Today I m going to present a famous and straightforward Deepavali sweet called 7-cup cake or burfi. Interesting name, huh?
What is 7-cup cake
This recipe calls for only five ingredients. We need one measure of chickpea flour or kadalai maavu or besan, one measure of ghee, one measure of milk, one measure of coconut, and three measures of sugar. Now, if you add the measures, it’s 7. Hence the name 7 cup cake or barfi. For this Diwali, my mantra is to keep everything simple. I want to try the recipes that I can prepare in less than 30 to 45 minutes. And this seven-cup cake is one such recipe. Barfi is nothing Indian fudge prepared with either milk powder or cashew flour/kaju katli or besan. Check out my milk powder burfi recipe too. Now talking about the ingredients, I didn’t plan to use black chickpea flour. As I had it in my pantry, I went with it, and I need to say, it came out super awesome. We didn’t find any difference taste-wise, but yeah, the color does differ. Also, adjust the sugar measure as per your preference. Please refer to the other variations in the notes section.
Ingredients
My one measure is a half cup – 120 ml.
½ cup chickpea flour/kadalai maavu. (sifted)½ cup coconut, grated½ cup ghee + 1 tbsp to grease the plate1.5 cups sugar½ cup milk
Prep – Work
Sieve the besan. Grease a cake pan or wide plate generously with ghee and set aside.
How to make 7-cup cake|burfi
Heat a wide pan or non-stick kadai. When it becomes hot, reduce the heat to low. Add the besan and dry roast it for a minute.Then add the grated coconut and roast for 2 minutes.Now add the sugar and mix well. It will now look like a crumbled meal.After mixing, add the milk and ghee. Mix well and keep stirring the mixture.
Do not let the mixture sit for more than 2 minutes without stirring. Keep stirring until the mixture comes together. It took me about 13 minutes to get the right consistency.Consistency Check: (Thanks to Mullai for this wonderful tip)In a small bowl of water, drop a small piece of the cake mix. It will sink and settle. Now drain the water and then roll the mix into a small ball, and it should stay intact without crumbling. This is the right consistency, and you can turn off the heat.Now pour this mixture into the greased pan and let the burfi set for 15 minutes. Now cut them into desired shapes and let them cool completely before removing them from the pan.
That’s it. The yummy 7-cup cake is ready.
Recipe notes
You can use regular besan, but as I had kala chana besan went with that.Right after adding besan, be ready to mix the besan. As the pan is hot, the besan might get burnt.Adjust the sugar as per your preference.I did not add any flavors. You can add saffron to the milk mixture or cardamom powder too. I used freshly grated coconut for this recipe. Frozen can be used too. Make sure to thaw the frozen coconut before using it in the recipe.
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