Sweet
Coconut barfi
Fresh coconut cooked with milk and sugar until it gathers, enriched with a little ghee and cardamom, then set and cut.
25 min
0 of 3 steps done
6 servings
Heat: No chilli
Approximate nutrition
A rough guide per original serving, not a lab test.
- Energy170 per serving
- Protein2g per serving
- Carbs18g per serving
- Fibre2g per serving
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