Anjeer or Fig Barfi Recipe
Anjeer barfi is made of dry figs and nuts. It is a quick and sugar-free sweet. The sweetness in this sweet comes from figs. This sweet dish is rich in nutrition as well as taste. Anjeer Dry Fruit Barfi has the magic of relishing your taste buds and also keeping you energetic. This dish is easy to prepare at home and requires only a very little time. Being a good source of potassium, figs can help balance the sodium and potassium ratio, thus controlling blood pressure and good for heart.
Ingredients
- Cashew-1/4 cup
- Almond-1/4 cup
- Pistachios-1/4 cup
- Walnut-1/4 cup
- Fig-1 cup
- Dates- 4 to 5 pieces
- Raisins 20-30pcs
- Cinnamon powder- 1/2 teaspoon
- Nutmeg Powder- 1 teaspoon
- Cardamom powder-1 teaspoon
- Coconut Oil-1 teaspoon
Procedure
- Chop all the nuts and dry roast them until crunchy.
- In a pan, add chopped figs with 7-9 table spoons of water to soften them.
- Once the figs are softened, add the chopped dates, raisins, cinnamon, nutmeg powder, and cardamom powder and cook on a low flame for a few minutes.
- After 3 to 4 minutes, check them if they are mushy and sticky. If yes, then add 1 tsp of virgin coconut oil.
- Cook them on a low flame until the mixture becomes hot and thick.
- Now add the roasted nuts and cook the mixture until they are firm.
- Transfer the mixture to a greased plate or butter-paper. Spread the mixture with the rolling pin immediately and cool it.
- Once they cool completely, cut them into pieces.
Tips
- Don’t overcook figs by adding more water. Just cook them till they become soft.
- Once they cool completely, cut them into pieces.
- Avoid overcooking the mixture.
- Roll the mixture to your preferred shape as soon as you take it from the pan. Once cooled, it would be difficult.
