How to make Wheat Flour Barfi at home?

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How to make Wheat Flour Barfi at home?
India is full of traditional sweets made for
various festivals and occasions. These sweet
dishes are often considered high in calories and
regularly labeled as an unhealthy food
choice.  Even though most sweets fall into the
unhealthy category, some are healthy too.
Desserts made with wholesome ingredients like
wheat flour, jaggery are always a good choice for
your health.   Wheat flour barfi, popularly
known as aate ki barfi, is one such healthy sweet
dish from the state of Gujarat. Heres your
complete guide for making the healthy and
delicious Wheat Flour Barfi at home. 
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Table of Content 

• A few tips 
• Ingredients 
• Instructions

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A few tips Most sweet dishes are sugar-based and
thus unhealthy for regular consumption. But using
a healthier substitute like jaggery can have its
challenges.  Fundamentally, sugar syrup in most
barfi recipes aids in giving shape and strength
to the barfi. However, jaggery might not
contribute to the same effect.  Thus, you may
need to tread with extra caution, while shaping
and handling these wheat flour barfis. A few
more useful tips for the recipe are-  Firstly,
you should always use high-quality wheat flour to
prepare any wheat flour dish. You should opt for
premium quality wheat products like those offered
by India Gate.    If you are following the recipe
and using jaggery, which does not cooperate while
shaping, you have to be extra careful with
flour.  You can make this barfi with the same
quantity of sugar as well. However, you may need
to attain one-string consistency before
attempting with sugar.  You can use any flour of
your choice for this barfi recipe. Although
maida, ragi or a blend of wheat and plain flour,
are recommended.
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• Ingredients
• ½ cup (100 grams) ghee or clarified butter
• 1 cup (160 grams) wheat four or atta
• ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder
• ½ cup (120 grams) powdered jaggery or gud

• Instructions
• To begin with, take ½ cup ghee in a large
  kadhai. 
• Next, roast a cup of wheat flour on a low flame.
• Continue roasting until the flour gets aromatic.
• The flour shall become golden brown in about 20
  minutes.
• Take the Kadhai off from the stove and let it
  cool for about a minute.
• Add ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder and ½ cup jaggery,
  while the flour is still warm.
• Mix all the ingredients and continue till the
  jaggery melts and blends well. The heat of the
  wheat flour shall be enough to melt the jaggery.
• Do not over mix, as it gets difficult to set when
  it cools down.
• Transfer the prepared mixture to a greased tray
  and set it as a block.
• Let it rest for 15 minutes or until well set.
• Take a sharp knife and cut square pieces from the
  tray. 
• Now, enjoy this wheat flour barfi or store them
  in an airtight container for up to a week.

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Conclusion So, this was a short and easy recipe
for the healthy and delicious wheat flour
barfi.  This recipe makes use of jaggery.
However, you can choose to make the barfis with
sugar as well. But you must know that sugar is an
unhealthy ingredient.  You can use this recipe
for special occasions or even regular use,
without worrying about your health.
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