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Badam Burfi (Almond Candy)

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Badam Burfi

Badam Burfi (Almond Candy)

Badam (almond) Burfi is a healthy substitute for candy but is rich in flavor. Almond burfi can be served as dessert or snack.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
soaking time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian
Servings 10 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup whole almonds
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/8 tsp cardamom powder
  • 2 tbsp ghe clarified butter
  • 1/3 cup milk

Instructions
 

  • Soak the almonds in hot water for 30 minutes. Peel the skin off the almonds. 
  • Blend the almonds into a fine paste using just enough milk as needed to blend. Add the sugar and whip it for a couple of minutes.
  • Heat the ghee in the frying pan on low-medium heat. As the ghee melts, add the almond paste and cook on medium heat, stirring continuously.
  • Continue stirring until the mixture thickens to the consistency of bread batter and starts leaving the sides of the pan.
  • Add the cardamom powder. Remove the frying pan from the heat.
  • Whip the batter using a spoon in a circular motion for about two to three minutes.
  • Pour it into the prepared greased pan. Smooth en the surface of the mixture to about a quarter inch thick.
  • Let cool for about 20 minutes until burfi is just look warm.
  • Cut into 1-inch squares or any shape you like.

Notes

Cool to the room temperature and store burfi in an airtight container. Almond burfi has a long shelf life and can be kept outside for up to one week. When refrigerated, almond burfi will last a couple of months.
Suggestions: 
You can make burfi using almond meal or almond flour. If you are using almond meal, mix one cup almond meal with the sugar and milk and knead the mixture for two minutes. Let the mixture sit for 10 to 15 minutes. Then follow the directions above. The almond flour burfi will be a little chewy.
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Comments

120 responses to “Badam Burfi (Almond Candy)”

  1. dannie

    What kind of drink goes well with this recipe would love to know.

    1. Manjula Jain

      Dannie, Chai will be good.

    2. Manjula Jain

      Dannie, Chai will be good

  2. pallavi

    Thank you Manjulaji. Burfis came out good

  3. Afrin Merchant

    WHY is my badam burfi not thick

    1. Manjula Jain

      Afrin, you can make the thickness you prefer.

  4. Aruna

    Can we make badam burfi with badam drink mix

  5. tharani

    I made badam halwa but it is chewy and too hard . wat to do with that can’t able to eat. Say me suggesyion . I’m waiting for ur reply

    1. Manjula Jain

      tharani, You made halwa or burfi, and may be you cooked on very low heat

  6. MARIE LALL

    Hello,

    Can I use store bought ground almonds instead? If so, is the procedure and the result the same? Please reply soon because I want to make this for Diwali, which is coming up very soon.

    Tks. Marie

  7. Anu Sengupta

    Dear Manjula-ji,

    thank you very much for your recipes. When I moved to the US, the thing I missed the second most (after my parents and family) were awesome sweets that we’d get just round the corner in any town of India. Buying sweets regularly was turning out to be very expensive, and not as satisfying. So, I started looking for recipes, and found your website. I have made many of your recipes over the past 5 years, and every one of them turned out well.

    I married an American, and he loves Indian food. But he usually gets frustrated when he asks me for recipes because all my proportions are estimates (“andaz”), and it is hard to estimate something when you don’t have an intuition for it. So he decided to look up recipes from your website, and absolutely loves how comprehensible and unambiguous they are. He has made a bunch of stuff quite well (he is a pretty good cook). The youtube videos really help.

    We usually use ghee for the recipes where you call for butter. But we make Ghee at home, and hence it is easily accessible, and not expensive.

    The first sweet I looked up was Badam burfi, and hence my comment is on the page for this sweet.

  8. Nisha

    Hi aunty

    I have tried this recipe 1st time (with ghee) came out superb

    For the second time I used butter but burfi went sticky I could not able to cut itself

    Can u share me the reason

  9. Kristina

    Hi. I love almonds and this recipe sounds great for the Indian evening I have planned. I’ve got plenty of slivered and flaked almonds in the pantry. Do you think I could use these instead of whole almonds? Thanks.

  10. Suna

    Hi Mam

    I tried this recipe, it came out very well.

    Though I used almond meal, it was still chewy. What could be the reason please.

  11. Manju Rawat

    Hello Manjula aunty, i tried making badam burfi and it really turned out so well……i always refer your website for recipes since you give accurate quantity of the ingredients and your method is also very easy. My family and friends enjoyed it…

  12. Archana

    Dear Manjula Aunty,

    Very very very thanks for your recipe. I tried so many sweet recipies but i never get proper end result. So i quit making sweets. but today i tried your badam burfi and it was amazing.

    Really thanks for your recipe. It is really easy way of doing badam burfi. as you said badam flour makes burfi chewy. only thing i observed is we don’t need 1 cup milk for 1 cup badams.

    once again thank you so much aunty for the wonderful recipe.
    Can we make cashew burfi also in the same way. please let me know

    1. Manju Rawat

      Hi,

      Manjula aunty has already given the recipe for cashew and almond burfi on her website……

  13. Sundar Krishnamurthy

    The recipe and the video don’t match. In the video, she blends the sugar with the blanched almonds. This step will add water to the almond paste so make sure you reduce the amount of milk you add. Otherwise the paste will become too soft and won’t harden enough, ending up as badam halwa instead of burfi!

    1. raas

      badaam halwas delicious too

  14. neeru

    Thanks mam!! This recipe comes out great!! v simple and v delicious.

  15. Amy

    I love your site. I make the Naan all the time. I am going to give this Burfi a try soon. We love almonds in out house :0)

  16. bindhu

    wow!! excellent recipes are available in your site and the process is also simplified too!!!!!!

  17. Ramanna

    Manjulaji
    I am 69 and retired . I saw lots of Badam in my daughter’s kitchen so tried your ” Badam burphy” reciepie it is cooling now, but tastes good hot. I am sure my little grand son will enjoy it. The process was simple for amature cook.

  18. Revathi Sivakumar

    Manjula Madam,

    I like your receipies very much which are very easily taught and done. Can you tell me how to make dry gulab jamuns.

    Thanks
    Revathi

    1. Manjula Jain

      Revathi,
      After Gulab Jamuns are soaked in the syrup, take them out and keep it out they will be dry in few hours and taste good.

  19. Adina

    Hi Manjula Ji, i wanted to ask what is the difference between whole almond and almond meal? sorry for such a question!

  20. Grace

    Is it ok if we don’t peel off the almond skin?

  21. simar

    Hi aunty, i want to try your recipe nan or pizza but i dont have
    pizza stone i have normal oven..can this possible in normal oven…if possible then whats the temperatve i have to maintain before and after???

  22. simar

    thankx aunty……..it realy help me…

  23. Alpa

    Hey manjulaji,I wanted to ask wat brand kitchen appliance do u use.like food processor,blender….coz I want to know wat is best for making cilantro chutney a food processor or blender…pls reply….

  24. simar

    hi aunty, i tried your recipe badam burfi when i started making barfi into pices its stick into plate and very very soft..what i did wrng????

    1. Manjula Jain

      Simar,
      You needed to cook little longer.

      1. Mary Blackledge

        Hi Manjula! I made this recipe tonight. I’m not the best at making candy and expected to make a mess of this. Actually, it was really great! It helped to be able to watch a video of you making it. Thanks so much for your awesome recipes and videos!

        1. Manjula Jain

          Mary, thank you, I always appreciate the comments.

  25. andi

    Dear Manjula,

    I followed your recipe exactly except that I used 1/3 cup of sugar instead of 1 cup. It came out too soft. What ingredient could I add to make the burfi harder, more stiff, like from the Indian grocery store ones?

    1. Liane

      Burfi – the only way to make it properly is to use the correct amount of sugar. The reason yours came out so soft is because of this. I don’t think there is any substitute or ingredient to compensate.

      1. andi

        Thank you Liane.

        Not even all-purpose flour will compensate? The amount of sugar as required is extremely sweet.

  26. Kirti

    Dear Aunty,

    I have recently been married and have relocated to US 6 months back. When I got married I couldn’t cook anything apart from rotis. I came across your website just 2 weeks back n I have already made naan, veg korma, almond burfi and tandoori roti from your recipes. Everthing always turns out absolutely delicious!! I’m a Punjabi so I never thought food without onion and garlic could taste this good.

    Thanks again!!

    You are my saviour here :))
    Love you aunty,
    Kirti

  27. Shabi

    Hmm…Yummylicious:-) i will try it today.

  28. Renu Tiwary

    Thank you so much for this recipe. When my son is too stressed before exams and doesn’t want to eat anything – this one is always a saviour.
    And your moong daal kachories are the best ever.
    Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful recipes.

  29. TSQ

    Love the video!! Thanks so much, it really helped clarify the recipe. Will make this soon.

  30. Lakshmi

    Thank you for this recipe. I tried this today with brown sugar and saffron instead of cardamom. It came out really well. Thank you again!

  31. mamta

    Hallo

    manjula

    can u pls tell me how to make almond ladoo .

  32. Ruthie

    Hi,

    your recipes and tips are great and easy to follow.

    Is Almond flour, course , looking like rough sooji? or a dry powder ?.

    Is Almond meal just like corn meal and you get them in bulk stores ?

    And If I want to use Almond meal, is it the same amount as whole almonds, 1 cup ?

    thanks…

  33. Lynn

    This was a wonderful recipe!! I made this for my friend, Saroj, for Diwali. She thought I bought it from a store in New York that specializes in Indian sweeties! So good! Thank you!

  34. Padma

    I tried this burfi. It was awesome. The measurements are just perfect. It was not too sweet. The only thing that happened was it was like halwa even after cooking it for five minutes. So the next day I cooked it for another five minutes. It worked pretty well. Really good.

  35. Jayashree

    Hello Aunty,

    I am beginner to play with Desserts. I tried your Badam Burfi recipe and it turned out great and everyone loved it in our family !!! Your measurements are just Perfect one.

  36. Sujatha Umesh

    Manjulaji, I tried out this recipe for badam burfi. It turned out great and my family loved it. I love all your recipes as they avoid onion and garlic. Thanks for posting such simple and great recipes.

  37. Maria

    Hi MAnjula aunty,

    Can we make Almond burfi without using the ghee?

  38. Tashia

    I made this recipe for a presentation of India for school. I have not tasted it yet, but I will repost after everyone in class has had a chance to try the candy.

  39. Meera Seetharaman

    Manjulaji,

    I picked this recipe from your website last year for Diwali. Since then I have made it so many times and everytime I get tons of compliments from my friends / family. This is such a simple and perfect recipe. I have pointed many of my friends to your website. Thanks much for the wonderful recipe. Keep them coming!

    Happy Diwali!

    Cheers
    Meera

  40. Jyothi

    Thanks! I just made this burfi and it tured out great! It took more time though as I had to use more milk to make the paste.

  41. Ria

    Hi Aunty,

    This recipes looks yummy…I want to use almond meal to make the burfi…do we need to heat the dough after kneading it?

    Has anybody tried making this burfi with almond meal? Plz reply back….i really want to try it.

  42. AJ

    Hi aunti ji,
    I tried this recipe and I was very happy with the result. The barfi tasted really good. I want to thank you for sharing these wonderful recipes with us.
    Also Do you have a recipe for fruit custard, If you do, can u please put that on your site.

    Thank you aunti ji

  43. F

    Could I make this using Gur instead of sugar?? Gur is so much healthier and I have substituted it successfully for brown sugar in chocolate cookies

  44. Sagaa

    Dear Manjula Aunty,
    Thank you so much for the wonderful website. I made this sweet and it tuned out really good. Every one was asking for the recipe as they loved it and no one had ever tasted it before. Thank you so much.

  45. bkk bhagawan

    Can I use pure kova with it , does it help ?

  46. Rudran

    This came out geat, even better than the ones i tried in india. I cant believe how easy it was. Thanks 🙂

    (P.S. I’m only 16 so if i can do it anyone can 😀 )

  47. Aurea

    Merry Christmas Aunty,

    I am going to try out ur recipe now n will let u know how its come out.
    Thanks so much!

  48. Sowmya

    Hello aunty ji,

    I am trying out this recipe today. Can i use 2% milk instead of whole milk or even half n half would do?

    All your recipes are great and gives me encouragement to try something now

    Thanks a lot!

    1. Manjula Jain

      Hi Sowmya, Eather milk will work.

  49. ASIM

    THANKS ALOT I NEVER KNEW TO MAKE BARFI IS SO EASY , I MADE YOUR RASGULAS ALSO TODAY AND IT WAS QUITE GOOD FOR FIRST TIME.YOU MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY DOING THAT.GOD GIVE YOU HAPPINESS AND HEALTH

  50. param

    Tried the receipe but alas inspite of following the procedure to the T it did nt solidify. Wonder if I put more milk or what????????????

    1. Rudran

      You might have used a bit too much milk, or not cooked it for long enough. Reducing amount of sugar also affects ability to set.

  51. vidya

    I tried the sweet today and it was tasty:) Thankyou for coming out with these delicious recipes:)

  52. Archy

    Hi, Mangula.. I tried this burfi for Diwali and came out really gud.. Thank you for the recipe !!
    Do visit my blog, i have posted this burfi..

    1. Manjula Jain

      Hi Archy,
      I did visit your blog, looks great and thank you for posting my site.

  53. pinky

    I tried aunty but the burfi came out very dry .I donno why….i followed all the steps as it is given.

  54. pooja

    Thanks a lot. You made my Diwali awsome with this easy recipe.

  55. nayana athavale

    Namaste manjula aunty,

    Thanks for sharing your recipe and i have already tried cashew burfy.It came out good.

  56. Shvetha

    Sorry i meant solidify

  57. Shvetha

    Thanks aunty. It tastes nice. But the only problem i had was, it did not solidy at all.

  58. shilpa

    Thank You very much for this receipe… I m definitely going to try for this diwali……

  59. Maya

    Thank you for sharing your recipe and posting a video of the process. I tried it the other day and it came out well. I’ve blogged about having used your recipe here.

  60. Pavithra

    This came out good.. Thanks for this one.

  61. Shaveta Garg

    Hello Manjula Ji,
    I tried this recipe. It turned out great.
    Thanks for sharing such delicious recipes.

    Shaveta

  62. Divya

    Hi Manju ji,

    this recipe s MOUTH WATERING of cousre!! I think we can garnish a bit after cutting them with raisins n nuts 🙂

  63. SIDRA

    Hi Manjula Aunty ,ur an amazing cook ,i love all ur recipes,thanks for sharing them with us . 🙂

  64. aman

    it’s really good !!!!!!!i have learnt a lot since i started watching these recipes.my husband wants something new everyday!!!!!!!!!!thanxx a lot !!!!u r like my mother

  65. Monika

    Hi Manjula

    Your recipe is really good.The only thing, it does not come out in pieces well.
    I cooled it for long hours, but it stiil moist.
    But it taste really good…!!! 🙂

  66. rosemary

    Thank you for the wonderful recipe in easy-to-follow steps! I made one modification that I wanted to share, for any vegans or people with dairy allergies: this seems to work just as well with coconut milk in place of the milk, and coconut oil in place of the ghee. Came out delicious!

  67. Samatha

    Hi Mrs Manjula,

    Hi simply love all your receipes right now planning to do this Badam Burfi. Keep going they are simply great.

  68. amita

    thank you very much i love your recipes manjula ben.

  69. Mrs. Savita

    Hello Manjula Aunty,

    Your receipes are just too good and too easy to make. Saw your Badam Burfi receipe, would definitely try this out and my son who is 8yrs would definitely like it.

  70. TGP

    Hi Manjula Aunty
    This is a truly excellent recipe. My father-in-law said that it was not just good – it was VERY GOOD!
    I found a really easy way to peel/blanch the amonds:
    1. Put almonds into boiling water for just one minute.
    2. Transfer to cold water and drain immediately.
    3. The skins will be loose – you just need to hold the almond (broad side) between two fingers and squeeze – it pops right out – like magic! And so much fun!
    Thanks for a truly great recipe!
    TGP

  71. Aisha

    Hi Aunty,
    this is the first recipe I’ve tried to make of yours, and it turned out awesome! I love burfi… and now I’m happy that I can cook my own burfi as well. Thanks wholeheartedly to you! 🙂

  72. sneha

    Hi Manjula aunty,
    Thanks for helping newlyweds because we r the ones who r more eager to become kitchen queens infront of our hubby n i tried lots of veggies n naan n it turned v good. aunty pls give us some more new recipes to reach till our hubbies heart .
    thanks.
    sneha 🙂

  73. shirin

    Hi
    I tried this recipe the taste was good but i was not able to cut it properly as it was too soft dunno wht went wrong. but the taste was very good Thankxx

    1. Russha

      Hi,
      Mine too turn out too soft but it was really tasty..

      Thanks Manju Aunty

      1. Manjula Jain

        Hi Russha, May be you needed to cook the almond paste little longer.

        1. Russha

          Surely will try that aunty 😉

  74. hemamalini

    Hi manjula
    i and my friends in bejjing r watching and making use of it thanks a lot

  75. sneha

    Hi Manjula Aunty…

    Wish you & ur Family a verry Happy & glorious New Year.
    I have tried ur Almond Candy Recipie and it has come out so well.Thank u soooo much aunty for ur brief explination in your
    videos.

    Regards,
    Sneha.

  76. Manjula Jain

    Hello Manisha,
    Syrup has to be one thread if syrup is less then that burfi will not dry, but you know it happens, don’t get discouraged there is always a solution to fix
    Example for this burfi you could have cooked little more because cooking more changes the texture instead making burfi make small ladoo. We will discuss this some time in blog. How to fix these burfi?

    1. Sanjana

      hello Manjula Aunty,

      My mixture came out dry too.
      Please let me know how can I fix these bufi?
      I could not find this on your blog, as you mentioned.

      I need to have these ready by Diwali. I can make laddu out of the mixture, instead of the burfi, but I don’t know how to fix the mixture? Please let me know.

      Thanks,
      Meeta

      1. Manjula Jain

        Hi Sanjana,
        use boiled water one or two spoons as needed.

  77. manisha

    hello aunty,

    I tried this recepie but it was a dissapointment as the mixture did’nt froze and hence i was not able to cut them into pieces.rather we had eaten them as halwa.can you please tell me where i went wrong.

  78. hamida

    hi
    I made it just now and it turned out awesome!!!!!!!
    thanks soooooo much and keep posting more delicious recipes
    i am starting to make more recipes only when i am 14 years old.
    hamida.

  79. Manjula Jain

    Hello Hamida,
    Yes you can use cashew nut instead of almond.
    Manjula

  80. hamida

    very nice recipe.
    would it turn out good if I use cashew instead of almond?
    thanks.

  81. kssureshpadma7

    all the dishes are very nice

  82. Manjula Jain

    Gajar ka halwa is very good with splenda, use little pinch more od cardamom powder.

  83. DEEPTI

    Can you make this with splenda? Any other sweets I can substitute splenda for sugar?

  84. Sudha

    Hello Manjula-ji,

    Just made Badam burfi for Durgashtami..It is just perfect and I am so glad I tried it..my kids love it too ! So easy to make.. and the way you make it, makes cooking so much fun and interesting. Thank you

  85. RS_Sin

    Hi Aunty, I made this recipe today altough its very tasty. its come out like halwa (even after sitting for more than 2 hours). But I understand from yr replies to someone with similar experience, I will reduce the amount of milk the next time and also perhaps let it cook for a while longer.

  86. Rashida

    Hi Manjulaji,
    I made Rasgulla and kachori, it came out to be very well.
    I liked your Almond burfy recipe. I would like to ask you that can I use Cashewnuts instead Almond so it becomes KAJUBURFI. My son likes kajuburfi a lot. OR is it possible to give Kajuburfi recipe so I can make this for my son.
    Thanks once again.

  87. bayan

    Manjula, Can you give me the recipes of CHIKEN KARAHI. THANK YOU! P.S I LOVE INDIAN SPICY FOOD!!!!

  88. Manjula Jain

    Hi Sameer,
    You will have to make it again, now you know you have too cook foe little longer just be patience.
    If you cook it again burfee will be little chewy.

    Manjula

  89. sameer

    hi manjala anty,
    i just made Badam Burfi today. Its been sittings for hours but still has not stiffened. Should i re-cook the same batter a bit more..or just let it go and try better next time?

  90. Jayanthi

    Auntyji,
    I have watched all ur videos and thanks a ton for this noble venture. Can you please post a video on how to make a simple cake or biscuit? My husband loves cakes and biscuits and I want to make it at home hygenically

    Thanks in advance

  91. Manjula Jain

    Hello Maria,
    If you will read the method all the way I do explain how you can make using almond powder.

  92. Marie

    Hello, I’m French and am very interested in Indian recipes. I watched your recipe of Badam Burfi: Could I use Almond powder for this recipe (instead of whole almonds)?

    Thank you in advance for answering me,
    Have a nice day,
    Marie.
    (Feel free to correct my English)

  93. Manjula Jain

    Hello Kalyani, next time cook little more.

  94. Kalyani

    Hi Aunty,

    Thank you so much for your recipie. I made badam burfi ,pani puri,and samosas on my Husbands birthday. The samosas and pani puri turned out very good.
    I was able to get good taste of badam burfi but they didn’t become very stiff and is very soft even after setting aside for one whole day. Please let me know how can I make that stiff to do it perfectly next time.
    Thank you

  95. TD

    Thanks so much for your recipie.. I made mine with Almond Meal (bought from Trader Joe’s – makes it soo much easier) and substituted the 1/3 cup milk with 1/3 cup Evaporated milk.. It came out amazingly well! Thanks again….

  96. Manjula Jain

    Hello RKM, sorry tp hear that, the only problem I see you use too much milk to blend the almonds, milk should no more then 4 spoon. otherwise add few spoons of milk powder. let me know what happend next time.

  97. RKM

    Hello Manjula Aunty,

    First of all many thanks for the recipes.I love ur website and constantly looking for new recipes on ur site.

    I tried the almond candy quite a few times in the same manner as you described but it came out soft.I can’t make out what is going wrong.I can say it more becomes `Badam Halwa`.

    Any suggestions ?

  98. sangy

    Hello Manjulaji,
    I love cooking especially desserts. I have read many recipes which talk about butter. Which obviously means unsalted but i didnt find any in the supermarkets(in hyderabad, India) till now. Any idea which company has got unsalted butter?
    And in the other recipes you have metioned butter(clear butter) is this same as cooking butter? Are cooking butter and unsalted butter same?
    Kindly reply

    Sangy

  99. Manjula Jain

    In search type Naan

  100. S.Rao

    Hi Manjula,
    I love your recipes and your personality. You have such a friendly and down -to-earth manner. I love to cook vegetarian food from different parts of India and the world and am always learning from my friends even though I have been cooking for 30 years. Your recipes turn out fantastic and are easy as you do not use onions and garlic. Do you have a recipe for Tandoori Naan that you mentioned? I did not find this on your site.
    Thanks,
    Shanti

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