Ricotta Cheese Burfi - cooking recipe

Ingredients

16 ounces ricotta cheese
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1/4 lb unsalted butter
1/4 cup chopped pistachios or 1/4 cup almonds

Preparation

Melt butter in a deep pan.
Add ricotta cheese, stirring until smooth, for about 2-3 minutes.
Add condensed milk.
Turn heat to LOW, heat the entire mixture for 30-35 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add almonds and/or pistachios. (I added some coconut chopped super-fine with pistachios).
EITHER: pour mixture into a square pan, let set in fridge for 4 hours, cut into squares.
OR: Let cool in fridge, serve ice-cream sized scoop, garnished with whole pistachio or almond.