Gond(Edible gum) Burfi

Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. -Henry Ford

As the saying goes, now that we have come together let us celebrate it with "Gond(Edible Gum) burfi" :)

Gond or edible gum will be in crystal form. It will be white/brown in color and is available in small pieces. Gond burfis are highly nutritious and should be eaten in winters as the gum has been known to generate heat in the body.

Ingredients:

• 125 gms Gum, golden color
  
• 1/4 kg Dry coconut finely grated
  
• 1/4 kg Dried dates / Khajoor broken into small pieces
  
• 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder
  
• 50 gms Khus Khus / Poppy seeds
  
• 100 gms chopped Almonds
  
• 100 gms chopped Cashews
  
• 100 gms dry grapes
  
• 1 cup Ghee
  
• 500 gms Jaggery
  

Note: Quantity can be altered according to individual’s requirement.

Method of preparation:

• Fry the gum in the ghee. It will puff up into light. Make sure you fry it on medium flame. They fry very fast, so there are chances of them getting burnt.
• Grate the coconut and roast it in a little ghee until slightly very light brown.
• Roast the Khus Khus and keep aside.
• Roast the almonds, cashews and grapes until slightly golden brown and keep aside.
• Mix all the fried ingredients in a separate bowl.
• Preparation of syrup from Jaggery: In a vessel add jaggery and add 1 1/2 cups of water. Boil the mixture until you achieve a one-thread consistency.
• Mix the fried ingredients with Jaggery syrup. On a medium flame, mix until the contents get mixed with syrup properly.
• Apply little ghee to a plate (wider one is preferable). Pour the mixture on to the plate. Before it gets cooled cut it in whichever shape you want.
• Once it gets cooled down you can separate the burfis.

Delicious, mouth watering burfis are ready to serve.:)