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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

THENGAI (COCONUT) BURFI - KARTHIGAI - A FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS


HAPPY KARTHIGAI TO ALL
For all karthigai recipes click on the captions of the pictures towards the end of this post. Now the thengai burfi...


INGREDIENTS:

Coconut - 1 big (soft scraps)
Sugar - 1 cup
Ghee - 2 tablespoons
Cashew - 10 broken to pieces
Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp.

METHOD:

Scrap only the white portion of the coconut. Ensure soft scraping. Do not scrap the brown skin.

In a  heavy bottomed pan, add a ladle of water and sugar.  Make a sugar syrup of 1 thread consistency. Add scraped coconut and stir continuously. When the mixture leaves the sides and has white froths all over, add ghee, broken cashew pieces, cardamom powder and mix well. Spread on a greased tray evenly and cut into desired shapes.
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39 comments :

  1. Kitchen ChroniclesWednesday, December 07, 2011

    Thengai Burfi looks absolutely delicious. Happy Karthigai.

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  2. LifewithspicesWednesday, December 07, 2011

    awesome..n yumm dishes.. happy karthigai..

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  3. AnonymousWednesday, December 07, 2011

    Aha Bakshanangallam pramadama irruku.Wish u a happy karthigai festival Shanthi and thanks for sharing the making of the differesnt delicious sweets too.Thenga burfi looks superb and sweet.
    indu srinivasan
    kattameethatheeka.blogspot.com

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  4. RadhikaWednesday, December 07, 2011

    Super duper good. Wonderful presentation as well.

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  5. Kaveri VenkateshWednesday, December 07, 2011

    Thenga burfi looks super good...also loved the other karthigai recipes.

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  6. KParthasarathiWednesday, December 07, 2011

    Solla teriyalai.Burfi is so beauuutiful to look at and must be very delicious to eat.Your forte is your presentation skills and the excellent photography,Shanthi.

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  7. RachanaWednesday, December 07, 2011

    Coconut burfi looks so good. Happy Karthigai.

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  8. Priya SureshWednesday, December 07, 2011

    Super irresistible thenga burfi,feel like having some..Happy Karthigai deepam Akka.

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  9. Valarmathi SanjeevWednesday, December 07, 2011

    This is my favoriite..i too do the same way...this looks tempting and yummy. Happy Karthigai Deepam.

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  10. Rani acharyuluWednesday, December 07, 2011

    Irresistible thenga burfi lloks so tempting,nice to see all Karthigai sweet recipes,happy Karthigai Shathi.

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  11. Sushma MallyaWednesday, December 07, 2011

    Looks so good...love to pick one up...they are my favourite...yumm:)

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  12. Saraswathy BalakrishnanWednesday, December 07, 2011

    Very irresistible coconut burfi akka:)

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  13. TinaWednesday, December 07, 2011

    Coconut burfi looks delicious..

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  14. Sanctified SpacesWednesday, December 07, 2011

    Happy Karthigai to you and your family.Lovely burfi recipe.

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  15. KaviWednesday, December 07, 2011

    looking wonderful!
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  16. Nalini's KitchenWednesday, December 07, 2011

    delicious burfi and perfectly made,we do make the same way.Your clicks make me craving for it...

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  17. UnknownWednesday, December 07, 2011

    They have come out so well and how perfect !!!

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  18. VidhyaWednesday, December 07, 2011

    Wish you the same and all the sweets do look delicious.

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  19. Sandhya HariharanThursday, December 08, 2011

    Happy Karthigai...
    Slurppp. .I can have all of the tengai burfi.

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  20. divyaThursday, December 08, 2011

    wow...looks so yummy..

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  21. UnknownThursday, December 08, 2011

    Happy Karthigai.. Burfi is yummy..

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  22. Jayanthy KumaranThursday, December 08, 2011

    thats an delicious array of lipsmacking goodies..thanks for sharing shanthi..:)
    Tasty Appetite

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  23. GayuThursday, December 08, 2011

    Happy Kaarthigai Deepam...Looks very beautiful..

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  24. Shama NagarajanFriday, December 09, 2011

    lovely burfi...topmost favourite....

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  25. KalyanSaturday, December 10, 2011

    Just mouthwatering...looks so easy to prepare & delicious!

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  26. ManjuMonday, December 12, 2011

    I love this and have been making this for diwali for the last few years!

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  27. Rajee ManiMonday, December 12, 2011

    Those are some yummy treats for Karthigai.

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  28. NiViTuesday, December 13, 2011

    perfect feast for a festival.. i am your new follower.. your dishes are yummy

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  29. Mama's WorldTuesday, December 13, 2011

    Thanks Shanthi for stopping by my space!!

    Following you!!! :-)
    http://gharkhana.blogspot.com/

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  30. Priya dharshiniTuesday, December 13, 2011

    Wow..thats my fav sweet..hope u had wonderful karthigai deepam :)

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  31. KalyaniThursday, December 15, 2011

    looks yum !


    Kalyani
    Sizzling Tastebuds

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  32. UnknownFriday, December 16, 2011

    very good recipe...

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  33. ChitraMonday, December 19, 2011

    wow, iam drooling over the bakshanams u made for deepam. coconut burfi is killing me. u made it perfect mam :

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  34. TeenaMonday, December 19, 2011

    Awesome recipe!! First time on your blog. Loved ur recipe collections :)

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  35. DakshaTuesday, December 20, 2011

    I learn this type of burfi to my southindian neighbors. ur looks super white NEL PORI URUNDAI (we call murmura ladoo) ur blog is super and i like learn many recipes here. Thanks so much for sharing this.

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  36. Anu NanduThursday, January 12, 2012

    Aaaha..enakku venum maami! Supera irukku!

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  37. DKMonday, September 15, 2014

    Can you please tell me how many cups worth of grated coconut would 1 big coconut provide? The sizes here vary and hence would appreciate an approximate amount. Or the grated coconut:sugar ratio will also help. Thank you so much.

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  38. Shanthi KrishnakumarMonday, September 15, 2014

    11/2 cups tightly packed

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  39. DKTuesday, September 16, 2014

    Thank you so much for the quick reply Shanthi. Appreciate it.

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