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

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