BADAM BURFI / MICROWAVE BADAM BURFI

INGREDIENTS:

Badam - 3/4 cup
Milk - 1 cup
Sugar - 11/4 cup
Ghee - 4 tsp.
Saffron - a generous pinch

METHOD:

Soak badam in hot water  for 30 minutes, peel the skin, and grind with milk to a smooth paste.

Soak saffron in a tablespoon of warm milk.

Grease a plate with ghee and keep ready.

Pour this paste in a micro-proof bowl, add sugar and saffron. Cook this in microwave high for 15 minutes. Once in every two minutes, remove the bowl, mix well and  microwave again. After 10 minutes, remove the bowl, add ghee and cook again. Now, once in a minute, remove the bowl , mix well and  microwave again ( i.e., for 5 minutes, 5 times). When the mixture becomes like a soft dough, pour the mixture on the greased plate and spread evenly. Cut to desired shapes while warm.

Adapted from: Sailaja kitchen

NOTE: The time depends upon the heat of your MW oven from 13 minutes to 17 minutes.