Barfi

Eid Mubarak to the Muslim community. Eid ul Fitr is a day of celebration for our Muslim brothers and sisters on completing the month of Ramadan in fasting. 

As with any religious festival in Trinidad the day is centered around family and food. Most if not all Trinidadians have a sweet tooth from the barfi, kurma to sawine.

Here's a recipe for barfi, sweet, decadent and melts in your mouth. Having origins in India this sweet is quite popular in Trinidad. I see many variations of these now including coconut barfi, however those colorful sprinkles on top are the authentic Trinidadian barfi. 

Ingredients:

1lb powdered full cream milk

1 cup heavy cream

1/2 cup of sugar (more or less to taste)

1 cup water

1 tablespoon of crushed ginger

1 teaspoon rose water (optional)

1 teaspoon ground cardamom 

Method

1. Mix milk and cream to form a crumble and sift to get a finer texture.

2. Mix water, ginger, rose water and cardamom with the sugar and bring to a boil to. Reduce to a syrupy consistency until the sugar forms threads. Remove the ginger.

3. Add the sugar and milk mixture, being careful as its very hot.

4. In a greased dish or baking tray place the mixture and smoothen out to form an even layer. Dress with your colorful sprinkles and divide into bite sized pieces when cool, then enjoy.