Maida Cake / Maida Burfi - Tickling Palates (2024)

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Maida Cake recipe. It is also known as Maida Burfi that is often made during Diwali that is perfect for Beginners who are new to sweet making. It just takes a handful of ingredients and is so easy and quick to make sweet.

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I made these melt-in-the-mouth Maida Cake or Maida Burfi which happens to be a hot favorite of both me and my brother.

This burfi is something that is made every year along withGulab Jamoonby my mother at home during Diwali.

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If you are a beginner in cooking and if you wish to stun your family and friends by making a sweet for them, look no further.

This burfi is a perfect recipe for you as most of the cooking is done off the stove.

It takes very few ingredients, less time, and requires no heavy-duty stirring.

Though one string consistency of the sugar syrup is required and even if you miss a step, you can always save this burfi without having to dump this in the bin, unlike other burfi recipes.

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Expert Tips

1. The flour should get roasted well and there should not be a raw smell but make sure to roast over low flame and take care not to burn it and change color.

2. If in the case while mixing the sugar syrup with roasted flour and you miss the time, the entire content will become crumbly once again. No need to fear, just keep it on the stove and cook over low flame for 2-3 mins once again, the flour will loosen, and you can pour it into the plate.

3. You can skip ghee and do the entire burfi with vegetable shortening (vanaspati or dalda). You will not find any difference in taste or flavor.

4. You can use any food color according to your wish.

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Maida Cake / Maida Burfi

Maida Cake or Maida Burfi recipe for Diwali or other special occasions.

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Prep Time : 5 minutes mins

Cook Time : 20 minutes mins

Total Time : 25 minutes mins

Ingredients

  • 1-½ cups Maida or All purpose flour
  • ½ cup Ghee or Vegetable shortening
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • ½ cup Water
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla essence
  • 2 to 3 pinch Apple green food color

Instructions

  • Grease a round plate or tray with ghee and keep aside.

  • Sieve the flour without any lumps.

  • Heat the ghee or shortening in a pan and once it melts, add sieved flour.

  • Roast for 3-4 mins until the raw smell disappears over low flame.

  • Place both sugar and water in a pan and let it cook until the sugar dissolves.

  • Start cooking further over medium flame until the syrup forms a one-string consistency. Switch off flame.

  • Add vanilla essence and food color to the roasted flour and mix well.

  • Pour the sugar syrup over the roasted flour and keep stirring briskly.

  • No need to keep the pan with the flour on the stove. You can keep it on the counter and mix. A wooden spatula will be of great help to do this.

  • You will see that hot sugar syrup starts melting the ghee in the roasted flour and the entire mixture becoming loose.

  • Keep stirring briskly with the spatula in a circular motion.

  • It will take only about 2 minutes when you can see that the mixture coming together in a big mass.

  • Immediately, pour this mixture into the readily kept greased plate and tap it gently on the counter until it is leveled. You can also use a butter paper to level the top evenly.

  • While it is still warm using a knife draw lines according to the shape you prefer.

  • Wait until it cools down considerably and once again using the knife you can cut them into desired shape perfectly.

  • Maida Cake or Burfi is ready.

  • Store in an airtight container and enjoy.

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  1. SUJATA

    Maida Cake / Maida Burfi - Tickling Palates (18)
    HI RADHIKA ! i STUMBLED HERE BY CHANCE AND GLAD THAT I DID :).

    CAN COCOA POWDER BE ADDED TO THIS TO MAKE CHOCOLATE BURFI ? IF YES, WHEN SHOULD I ADD IT - A SECOND BEFORE THE SUGAR SYRUP ? I AM NOT EXPERIENCED SO WOULD VALUE ANY ADVICE ! THANK YOU.

  2. Anonymous

    Picture looks perfect.will try it soon

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  3. Shanthi

    Wonderfully done with a nice colour

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  4. Suja Manoj

    Wow delicious burfi,love the color..perfectly made.

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  5. Teena Mary

    Gorgeous & delicious looking sweet!! Loved the pretty colour too 🙂

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  6. Plateful

    Oh wow, these are so colorful and soft, I wish to try it immediately!

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  7. Anonymous

    Sounds quick and easy. It is a must to make for the holidays.

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  8. Prathima Rao

    Looks stunning..yes, an easy & tasty diwali treat..
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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  9. Uma Ramanujam

    Like the colour of the burfi Radhika. 🙂

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  10. divya

    This looks simply mouthwatering ...delicious!

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  11. Nivedhanams Sowmya

    lovely burfi.. very festive!!

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  12. srividhya Ravikumar

    love the colour sharmi..

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  13. Uma

    nice idea of using apple green color.. looks very nice..

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  14. Roha

    Beautiful..looks so lovely and soft 🙂

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  15. Vimitha Anand

    Yummilicous sweet.

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  16. nayana

    Looks perfect for Diwali

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  17. Sayantani

    that looks awesome and no one would think they are made of APF.

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