Badam Pista Barfi Recipe – Almond, Pistachio & Strawberry Layered Barfi

I remember when I was in school there was this single by Vanessa Williams that would always be on the radio, “Save the Best for the Last”. I loved that song and ironically, that was how I was brought up. Any good thing needed to be saved, revered and appreciated. There were dishes, finest china that was neatly arranged in the hutch in our dining room. I can count on my fingers as to how many days we ate on those. We would always have a set of clothes in the closet, periodically sunned and tended to, which would be saved for special occasions. Most of the time, we outgrew them maybe just after wearing them once or twice. And then there were mom’s sarees, proudly stacked in hangers beaming in the accomplishment of having made to her closet.

Badam Pista Barfi Recipe – Pistachio Almond Barfi

As destiny would have it, when I got married, this long conditioned trait of mine went in for a complete overhaul. Like most Indian families, we lived with Sam’s parents for a year after our wedding. The first time Sam took me to his house, it did not take me long to gauge the fact that his mom and I belonged to opposite ends of a spectrum that most normal people reside in. I am an opinionated Virgo and a borderline sufferer of all known behavioral diseases. And here was this lady, who laughed without abandon and had no rules for anything in life. So when I got married and moved in with loads of new clothes, jewelry, purses and shoes, which I had received as gifts for my wedding, the nightmare started.

My mother-in-law would look for every conceivable opportunity to suggest to me that I should “dress up”. Till this day, I am not the type that would really take time to dress up every day for work. And even then, 13 years back, I barely found any reason to do so. Rather, I would find and grab every opportunity to sign up for various courses, which could enhance a skill or two. And here in started the conflict, which would shape the opinions we made of each other for a lifetime.

I would not deny the fact that I liked dressing up for special occasions but taking time out every single day to look my best for work was not my thing. And she would very sweetly suggest I wear my best clothes with matching accessories to work at least a few days in the week. But I would stick to my everyday jeans or at the most a salwar kameez. She would repeatedly drive the point that there is nothing like saving them for some other day. Life is then, there and in that moment. Who knows when you would run out of time? At that time, my prudish and erudite conditioning of 25 years of my life did not help me realize this simple truth of life. I would be quite offended and would imminently dismiss all such seemingly frivolous suggestions. And even though she never spelled it out, she was clearly disappointed too.

As years went by, I slowly got to unravel and appreciate the almighty’s master plan of landing me in this family. I think 13 years is a long time to be influenced by the ways of someone especially someone as close as your husband’s mother. And it is a fact, that the way I lead my life today is a culmination of lessons I assimilated from both my mom and my mother-in-law. I have loved the simplicity of thoughts of my mother in law. She is extremely flexible and easy and rarely expresses an opinion.

I definitely can never be like that, at least the latter part but somehow I feel I have learned from her how to make small moments special. I have learned to always have the energy to give it all when it comes to making memories. There have been so many instances when we were living together and all of a sudden in the evening we would decide to make something like panipuri from scratch.

My father in law would scamper around getting all the ingredients together, my mother-in-law and me, would sit and check out every possible source for the recipe and then hell would break loose in the kitchen. The end result may be something, which is more puri bhaji with having no close resemblance to what we intended to make, but boy the fun we had. It still brings a smile on my face.

I guess that is the reason I never shy away from trying out new things and go an extra mile to present them well. Last week, I had some of my closest buddies over and made some Diwali sweets for them. I packed them along with some Diwali knick-knacks and wrapped the gift with some fancy red fabric and dollar store stuff. It was a lot of fun. Now that Diwali is almost here, I have been busy trying out sweets and wrapping them in a cute way. These Almond, Pistachio, and Strawberry Barfi were sent out to G’s Math teacher and she loved them. I have been also making a lot of these cashew apples that I shared in my last post. Just try making some homemade sweets and sending them over to friends and family. The joy is unexplainable.

WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY DIWALI!

Along with Badam Pista Barfi Recipe, You may also like the following recipes:

• Cashew Apples
• Nan Khatai
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Badam Pista Barfi – Almond, Pistachio & Strawberry Layered Barfi

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• Prep Time: 20
• Cook Time: 30
• Total Time: 50
• Yield: 14

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Description

A festive sweet that would remind you of home and everything diwali. Make this Delicious Badam Pista Barfi at home and wish everyone a sweet diwali.

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Ingredients

For Almond Layer

• Almond Meal – 1 cup
• Mawa – ¼ cup
• Sweetened Condensed Milk – ½ cup
• Cardamom Powder – ½ tsp

For the Strawberry Layer

• Mawa – 1 cup
• Sweetened Condensed Milk – ½ cup
• Strawberry Puree – ¼ cup ( I used Fresh)
• Sugar – 3 tbsp

For the Pistachio Layer

• Pistachio Meal – 1 cup
• Sugar – ½ cup
• Water – ¼ cup
• Sweetened Condensed Milk – 1 tbsp
• Green Food Color – 2 drops

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Instructions

Directions

Almond layer

1. In a non-stick pan, pour in the condensed milk and let it become a little runny, about couple of minutes.
2. Add in all the other ingredients and mix everything in.
3. Keep stirring the mixture and cook until the dough comes together. This talks about 5 minutes.
4. Store in a greased bowl.

Strawberry Layer

1. In a non-stick pan, add the strawberry puree and sugar and cook until it thickens, probably about 3-4 mins.
2. Add the sweetened condensed milk and mawa.
3. Mix everything in and stir to get the dough together over a slow flame. Be very vigilant and do not let the contents get brown.
4. It will take about 3-4 mins.
5. Store in a greased bowl.

Pistachio Layer

1. In a non-stick pan, add the sugar and water.
2. Boil until you get sugar syrup with one string consistency.
3. Add the pistachio meal, and mix it in. Bring everything together in a dough. This will take about 5 mins.
4. Store in a greased bowl.

For Assembly

1. On a wax paper square, lay out the strawberry layer and shape into a 5X8 rectangle with the help of hands.
2. On another wax paper square, lay out the pistachio layer and shape into a 5X8 rectangle with the help of hands. Now slowiy, lift the wax paper and place it face down on the strawberry layer so that it is placed right on top of it.
3. Repeat the same process with the almond layer. Now wrap the block in wax paper and gently press from all sides so that the rectangle shape is retained.
4. Refrigerate for 30 mins. Take out and cut into squares.

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Nutrition

• Serving Size: 14
• Calories: 111
• Sugar: 4
• Sodium: 3
• Fat: 7
• Saturated Fat: 1
• Unsaturated Fat: 6
• Trans Fat: 0
• Carbohydrates: 11
• Protein: 3
• Cholesterol: 0

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