Badam Barfi Recipe | How to Make Barfi Sugar-free

Vegan Badam Barfi Recipe

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Whole Food Plant Based Badam Barfi Recipe

Course: Course 1: Raw, Salad, Snacks, Desserts
Cuisine: Eastern Indian Recipe, Persian Recipe
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 3 people

INGREDIENTS

1 cup Kashmiri Badam
1 cup Soft Dates
5 strands Saffron / Kesari / Kungumapoo

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Grind Kashmiri badam and saffron into a powder in a high powdered blender or mixie. Once ground to a fine powder, remove some powder and keep aside. Continue grinding until it sticks to the sides of the blender. Open the mixie, scrape down the sides, and grind again. Repeat this process until a smooth, liquid, saffron almond butter is formed.
2. Separately, pulse 6 soft dates at a time in a high powered blender until ground to a paste. Repeat with 6 soft dates at a time, until all the dates are fully blended.
3. Mix saffron almond butter with date paste, but do not knead too much.
4. Spread or press to form a 1/2 cm thick sheet on a plate or silicone sheet. Cut into squares with a sharp knife.
5. Refrigerate for one hour to make Badam Barfi firm. Serve fresh!

Plant Based Chef Pro Tips for Best Badam Barfi Recipe

1. Kashmiri Badam has a greater oil content than Californian Almonds. Use Kashmiri Badam for the best badam barfi recipe.
2. You could also add other spices, like cardamom / elaichi, cinnamon, or cloves to get different flavours or badam barfi recipe!
3. Dissolve badam barfi in water for lip smacking badam milk or badam mylk!

Nutrition Science Highlights for WFPB Badam Barfi Recipe

1. Why not honey, sugar or jaggery? Sugar and Jaggery are processed foods. Although jaggery is healthier than brown sugar, which, in turn, is healthier than white sugar, all forms of processed foods are unhealthy when compared to whole plant foods. Honey is healthwise as good as jaggery, which isn't saying much. In addition to not being very healthy, honey production kills millions of bees every year, affecting our environment adversely. The best sweetener alternative is a whole fruit or dry fruit. The easiest method of using these is date syrup, as it does not involve peeling or chopping.
2. Why raw dishes at meals? Every meal we consume has an immediate, measurable effect on the antioxidant capacity of our blood. Consuming raw fruits, vegetables, herbs, and spices at every meal can help us always have a positive blood antioxidant response to our meals. This is perhaps why every traditional Indian meal began with fruits and salads (kosambari / kosumalli)
3. Why not dairy? Dairy products have been found to be associated with increased risk of chronic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, obesity, asthma, PCOS, and heart disease. We can still enjoy our milk, cream, and butter though - as long as they are made from whole plant foods!
4. Why nuts instead of oil? Whole foods are healthier than processed foods. When nuts are pressed and oil is extracted, fiber and phytonutrients are lost, along with many other nutrients. Therefore, whole nuts are much healthier than oils, whether cold-pressed or refined. In addition, they provide the oil content we need to absorb fat-soluble phytonutrients from other whole plant foods! This may be why nuts are used to garnish nearly every traditional Indian dish!