Kopra Pak (Gujarati Topra Pak)
Kopra pak recipe - This is Gujarati style of making coconut burfi.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 16 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups Coconut (grated)
- 1 cup Sugar
- ¾ cup Milk
- few strands Saffron (dissolved in 1 tablespoon of warm milk (Optional))
- ¼ cup Khoya (mawa)
- ½ teaspoon Green cardamom seeds powder
- few Almonds (or pistachios, sliced for garnishing)
Instructions
- 1
Grease 8x8 inch pan with ghee and keep it aside.
- 2
Take saffron and 1 tablespoon milk in a small bowl. Warm it up in the microwave for a few seconds.
- 3
And then rub saffron between your index finger and thumb. So it gives a nice yellow color. Keep it aside till needed.
- 4
Take coconut, sugar, and milk in a pan. Mix well. And turn on the heat on medium.
- 5
Cook it for 15-17 minutes with stirring continuously. Cook it till all liquid evaporates.
- 6
Then add saffron-milk mixture, cardamom powder, and khoya. Mix well.
- 7
Cook it for 10 minutes with stirring continuously. It should look sticky, dry and lumpy when done.
- 8
Transfer to a greased pan and spread it evenly.
- 9
Top it up with sliced almonds or pistachios. Press nuts little bit so it sticks to burfi.
- 10
Let it cool completely. Then divide it into 16 equal pieces.
- 11
Remove it from pan gently without breaking it.