Coconut Burfi

Ingredients:

Dessicated coconut - 1 1/2 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
milk - 1 cup
Ghee - 2 tbs
Cardamom powder - 1 tsp
Cashew nuts chopped - 1/4 cup

Procedure:

1.Grease a plate with ghee and keep aside.
2. Heat the sugar and milk on low heat to make a thick syrup.
Remove any scum from the syrup.
3.Add the coconut and mix throughly, cook for 5 mins.Turn off the heat while the mixture is still a thick pouring consistency.
4.Add the cashews , cardamom powder and mix it well.
5.Pour the mixture into the greased plate and quickly spread with spatula. After a few minutes, cut into square shaped pieces with a sharp knife.
6.Store in an airtight container make sure the syrup is very thick before you add the coconut otherwise it will not set.