Coconut Barfi

Ingredients

  • 2 cups desiccated coconut/fresh coconut
  • ½ cup coarsely powdered cashew nuts
  • ¼ cup dry dates powder
  • ½ tsp cardamom powder
  • 1 cup raisins, or as required to bind the barfi
  • ⅛ tsp unrefined salt

Method

Mix all the ingredients together (except the raisins), very well. Mash the raisins and knead them into the coconut mixture. Press this mixture into a wide stainless steel dish and cut into desired shapes. Garnish with desiccated coconut. Refrigerate the barfi for 6-8 hours before unmoulding. Store in the refrigerator.

Makes about 25 squares