Semolina (Sooji Ki) Burfi - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups semolina (sooji)
1 1/2 cups ghee
1 can sweetened condensed milk
5 cups water
15 -20 almonds, sliced lengthwise
2 tablespoons raisins
3 -5 saffron strands, soaked in
1 tablespoon water
3 -5 sliced almonds, for garnishing
edible silver foil (known as \"chandi ka warq\" in Hindi)

Preparation

Heat ghee in a heavy bottomed pan.
Fry the almonds and raisins in it until lightly browned.
Remove from ghee.
Keep aside.
Add semolina to the ghee.
Fry till it turns lightly golden in colour.
Add the soaked saffron and 4 cups of water.
Stir continuously.
Lower the flame, keep stirring, until all the water is absorbed.
Add the milk and stir until you see a little ghee come up on the sides of the pan.
Add the fried almonds and raisins now.
Mix well.
Remove from heat.
Spread the mixture onto a flat, greased (with ghee) plate.
Cut into squares or diamond shapes.
Decorate each square with sliced almonds.
If desired, you can also spread some edible silver foil over the barfi before cutting it into shapes.