Dry Fruits Barfi Recipe for Janmashtami | Mewa Pak Recipe | Dry Fruits Pag Recipe
A nutritious Indian dessert crafted from dried fruits, sugar, and ghee. This classic confection is ideal for festive occasions such as Krishna Janmashtami, Diwali, or Navratri.
Servings 32
Calories 92kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup Ghee
- 2 cup Phool Makhana
- 1 cup Muskmelon Seeds
- ½ cup Almonds chopped
- ½ cup Cashews chopped
- 2 cups Dry Coconut grated
- 2 cups Sugar
- 1.5 cups Water
Instructions
- Firstly, in a pan dry roast the makhana (fox nuts) by stirring continuously until they turn crispy.
- Once the makhana cooled, crush them into smaller pieces or grind them coarsely.
- Add muskmelon seed and water in a pan and roast them by stirring continuously.
- Adding water prevents the muskmelon seeds from burning and helps them roast evenly.
- When seeds have started crackling, semi-cover them with a lid or plate and roast them by stirring continuously.
- Roast them over medium heat, stirring continuously until the seeds turn crispy. Set aside to cool.
- After that, heat ghee in a kadai/wok and add crushed makhana.
- Roast it on low flame for a few seconds.
- Add chopped almonds, cashews, grated dry coconut, and roasted muskmelon seeds.
- Mix well and roast them for 2-3 minutes on low flame by stirring continuously and switching off the flame.
- Now again heat a wok/kadai and add sugar and water.
- Stir and Cook the sugar syrup until sugar dissolves in water.
- Boil the sugar syrup to attain a 1-string consistency. To check the sugar syrup, pour a drop into a bowl, and stick it between fingers, A long thread should form.
- The sugar syrup is ready now.
- Meanwhile, Grease a thali with Ghee.
- Further, add the roasted dry fruit mixture little by little to the sugar syrup.
- Mix all the ingredients well making sure everything is well combined.
- Transfer the dry fruit paag mixture to the thali to set.
- Spread it evenly with a spatula or fingers.
- Put markings on the Mewa Pag by cutting it into desired pieces.
- Let it cool then separate the pieces.
- Finally, enjoy your homemade mewa barfi/dry fruit burfi and celebrate Janmashtami or navratri fast with sweetness and joy.