Badam Pak Recipe | Gujarati Almond Fudge with detailed photo and video recipe. An easy and simple healthy nut-based dessert recipe prepared with almonds, edible gum, and jaggery. It can be an ideal alternative to the traditional barfi or laddu recipe, as it adds the additional health benefits. This can be easily prepared for any occasion like celebrations feasts or even festivals, if not for day-to-day lunch or dinner.
Badam Pak Recipe | Gujarati Almond Fudge with step-by-step photo and video recipe. Nut or dry fruit-based sweet or dessert recipes are not new to Indian cuisine. There is a wide range of sweets prepared out of it, for various reasons. These are known for their health benefits apart from being a simple dessert. One such easy and simple dessert recipe is the badam pak recipe known for its crunchy and layered texture compared to other Indian sweets.
I have posted several nuts and dry fruit-based sweets recipes in my blog. However, nothing is similar to this layered or textured barfi. If you have noticed it, it has a crumbly and crunchy texture to the sweet. There are many reasons for it, but the major one is due to the use of gond or edible gum. It is fried till it puffs up and then later it is crushed to powder. In addition, the almond powder is coarsely grounded with coarse jaggery powder. This helps to make it crumbly in texture. I like this texture as compared to smooth or polished texture. Also, due to the combination of nuts, jaggery, and gond makes it a healthy and nutrient-rich dessert. Do try this and I am certain that your friends and family members would appreciate it.
Furthermore, some more related and additional tips, suggestions, and variants to the badam pak recipe. Firstly, try to source fresh and quality almonds for this dessert recipe. It has to be crunchy and not soggy and can be easily crushed into a coarse mixture. Secondly, the use of jaggery is mainly for the fact that it is healthier compared to sugar. However, using sugar is a much tastier and more importantly easier option than any other Indian sweet. Lastly, the same recipe can be extended by adding other nuts like cashews, pistachios, and walnuts. In addition, you may also add dates, figs, and raisins to make it more interesting.
Finally, I request you to check my other related Sweets Recipes Collection with this post of badam pak recipe. It mainly includes my other related recipes like Makhandi Halwa Recipe, Gond Halwa Recipe, Aate Ki Pinni Recipe, Boondi Ladoo Recipe, Anjeer Roll Recipe, Kaju Katli Recipe, Modak Recipe With & Without Mold – Tips & Tricks, chikki, Badam Halwa Recipe, White Burfi Recipe. Further to these, I would also like to add some more related recipe categories like,
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Badam Pak Recipe | Gujarati Almond Fudge
Ingredients
- 1 cup badam / almond
- ¼ cup ghee
- 2 tbsp gond / edible gum
- 2 tbsp sunflower seeds
- 2 tbsp dry coconut, grated
- ¼ cup ghee
- badam powder
- ¾ cup milk powder
- 1 cup jaggery
- ½ cup water
- pinch saffron food colour
- 2 tbsp poppy seeds
- ½ tsp cardamom powder
- ½ tsp kesar / saffron
- badam / almonds, chopped
Instructions
- Firstly, in a mixer jar take 1 cup badam and grind to coarse powder. Keep aside.
- In a pan heat ¼ cup ghee and fry 2 tbsp gond.
- Fry the gond till they puff up and turn crystal.
- Drain the gond and crunch them in a plate.
- Now in the same ghee, fry 2 tbsp sunflower seeds and 2 tbsp dry coconut.
- Transfer them to the plate and keep them aside.
- Heat ¼ cup ghee and add prepared badam powder and roast well.
- Roast until the badam powder turns aromatic and changes colour slightly.
- Add in ¾ cup milk powder and roast until the mixture turns aromatic. Instead of milk powder, you can use khova.
- transfer the roasted badam and milk powder onto the plate and mix well. Keep aside.
- In a large kadai take 1 cup jaggery and ½ cup water.
- Stir and dissolve the jaggery. Continue to boil until the jaggery syrup attains 1 string consistency.
- Add in pinch of saffron food colour, 2 tbsp poppy seeds and mix well.
- Further add roasted badam mixture, ½ tsp cardamom powder and ½ tsp kesar.
- Mix well making sure everything is well combined.
- Transfer the burfi mixture to the tray lined with baking paper.
- Top with 2 tbsp almonds and press gently.
- Rest the pak for 1 hour to set well. Now cut into pieces and enjoy.
- Finally, Badam Pak Recipe is ready to enjoy for a month.
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How to make Badam Pak with step-by-step photos:
- Firstly, in a mixer jar take 1 cup badam and grind to coarse powder. Keep aside.
- In a pan heat ¼ cup ghee and fry 2 tbsp gond.
- Fry the gond till they puff up and turn crystal.
- Drain the gond and crunch them in a plate.
- Now in the same ghee, fry 2 tbsp sunflower seeds and 2 tbsp dry coconut.
- Transfer them to the plate and keep them aside.
- Heat ¼ cup ghee and add prepared badam powder and roast well.
- Roast until the badam powder turns aromatic and changes colour slightly.
- Add in ¾ cup milk powder and roast until the mixture turns aromatic. Instead of milk powder, you can use khova.
- transfer the roasted badam and milk powder onto the plate and mix well. Keep aside.
- In a large kadai take 1 cup jaggery and ½ cup water.
- Stir and dissolve the jaggery. Continue to boil until the jaggery syrup attains 1 string consistency.
- Add in pinch of saffron food colour, 2 tbsp poppy seeds and mix well.
- Further add roasted badam mixture, ½ tsp cardamom powder and ½ tsp kesar.
- Mix well making sure everything is well combined.
- Transfer the burfi mixture to the tray lined with baking paper.
- Top with 2 tbsp almonds and press gently.
- Rest the pak for 1 hour to set well. Now cut into pieces and enjoy.
- Finally, Badam Pak Recipe is ready to enjoy for a month.
Notes:
- Firstly, instead of milk powder, you can use mava or khova for rich milk flavour.
- Also, you can add chopped almonds in the pak to get crunchy bites.
- Additionally, roasting with ghee will increase the flavour and also increase the health benefits.
- Finally, Badam Pak Recipe tastes great when gond is added as it adds crunch.