Seven Cups Cake | 7 Cups Burfi | Easy Diwali Sweets

Happy Karwa Chauth to all those who are celebrating the festival.

'Seven cups Burfi' is very similar to the softer variety,'Mysore Pak' how ever the taste,texture and color of both the varieties differs.The amount of ghee used in the burfi is less compared to the latter one and also the addition of grated fresh coconut makes it taste different.It is not a hard burfi unlike others but it holds the shape of a burfi and is soft to bite.I was always fascinated by this name '7 cups cake' and also was confused at the same time why it is called 'cake' when it looks like burfi.As the name suggests this burfi is made up of 7 cups of ingredients where all are measured in equal cups apart from sugar.This is a very easy sweet which any one can prepare but make sure you read the recipe carefully before proceeding to make.So what are you waiting for? just put your aprons on and try this delicious burfi for this year Diwali 2012 and give your family and friends a sweet treat.

7 Cups Cake | 7 cups Sweet | Seven Cups Burfi Recipe:

Shelf life:upto a week

Ingredients:

1 cup Besan/Chickpea flour

1 cup Ghee

1 cup freshly grated Coconut

1 cup Milk

3 cups Sugar

Method:

• Take a thick bottomed heavy kadai or a thick non stick pan.

• Add besan,ghee,grated fresh coconut,milk and sugar and mix well nicely with out any lumps.

• Grease a square pan/tray with ghee and leave it aside.
• Switch on the flame and place the kadai on it and mix continuously over low-medium flame for about 8-10 mins.
• As we keep mixing the mixture you can see it bubbling and gradually becomes more airy and slightly porous and the mixture starts leaving the edges.This is the most important step to get the right consistency.

• Pour the mixture immediately into the tray for about 3/4" height and very gently try to smoothen the top.Do not apply pressure as the fluffiness inside the burfi will get spoilt.The color of the burfi should be similar to the color of besan(chick pea flour) and the top of the burfi would look slightly uneven but a smooth surface and very shiny with out any bubbles.This is the right texture of the burfi.

• After few minutes while it is still warm take a sharp knife and make the pieces either in the form of squares or diamonds.Leave it undisturbed until it comes to room temperature.
• If you miss to mark the pieces and the mixture gets hard,do not worry place the tray over the flame fore few seconds.You can easily mark them again and you can follow the same process if you find it difficult to break into pieces once it is solidified. 

• Neatly cut them into pieces.Always remove the sides first which makes you get neatly shaped burfis in the centre easily later.

Store them in an air tight container.  They stay good for up to a week outside and for more days when refrigerated.

 Notes:

1. The right texture of 7 cups cake- it should form and hold like a burfi and at the same time it would be soft to bite.The texture,taste and look of 7 cups cake is completely different from its closer cousin Mysore pak.Do not get confused.
2. You do not need to dry roast the besan/chick pea flour as the flour would be cooked while it is being cooked.
3. The color of the burfi should be similar to the color of besan(chick pea flour) and the top of the burfi would look slightly uneven but a smooth surface and very shiny.This is the right texture of the burfi.
4. If you miss to mark the pieces and the mixture gets hard,do not worry place the tray over the flame fore few seconds.You can easily mark them again and you can follow the same process if you find it difficult to break into pieces once it is solidified. 
5. You can add even dry grated coconut if you do not get access to freshly coconut.But ideally freshly grated coconut is added to the burfi.

Check out my other Diwali Sweets Recipes and Diwali Snacks Recipes.