Almond Burfi

Ingredients

 * 1  kg sugar
 * 2  litres milk
 * 500 g mawa
 * 100 g almonds
 * 100 g grated coconut
 * 25 g ghee or butter

Directions
Soak almonds in a little water. Remove the skin and grind them to a paste. Heat ghee in a heavy bottomed pan. Add almond paste and keep stirring till golden in colour. Add milk, mawa and sugar and keep stirring till the mixture is thick. Grease a plate and spread a little grated coconut on it. Spread the almond-mawa mixture over it with a rolling pin. Spread the remaining grated coconut over it. Gently press down the mixture. When cool, cut into diamond shaped pieces like barfi.