Nachni Barfi Recipe | Finger Millet Flour Fudge | Indian Festive sweet (2024)

Nachni barfi or ragi barfi is a delicious Indian sweet made with nachni or ragi flour. It is soft and has fudge-like texture. Prepare this healthy finger millet flour sweet on this festive season (Diwali) and enjoy guilt-free sweet.I find this barfi makes a perfect after-school snack for kids, a great post-workout snack and a delicious sweet after meals.

Nachni flour is a very healthy millet flour and has many advantages if consumed regularly.
-It is gluten-free
-High in calcium
-High in Iron
-Helps in weight loss process
-High fiber content
-Improves lactation in new mothers
-Control cholesterol level
-Antioxidant. Read more about ragi or nachni flour benefits here.

Ragi barfi or nachni barfi is a rich Indian sweet loaded with ghee, dry fruits and natural sweetenerjaggery. Consuming ragi flour on regular basis will ensure to fulfill vitalnutrients to the body. I made ragi pizza, nachni paratha pizzaand ragi dhokla with nachni flour and must say that kids loved it and enjoyed.

You may also like some other festive sweets

Moong Dal Burfi
Moong Dal Laddu
Dry Fruits Laddu
Kalakand
Puran Poli
Coconut Laddu/Coconut Balls

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This barfi is inspired by Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi's recipe. To make this nachni barfi I roasted nachni flour in ghee, added dry fruits, khoya, jaggery and set in a greased pan. Cut them into the desired shape and just serve. So let see how to make this deliciousnachni barfi or ragi barfi or finger millet flour fudge. This recipe can be easily scaled down as per requirement. I make it in bulk and store for 2-3 weeks.

Nachni Barfi | Finger Millet Flour Fudge

Ingredient 24-30 Pieces

3 Cup nachni flour (ragi flour/finger millet flour)
2 Cup khoya (milk solid/khova/mawa/mava)
3 Cups Jaggery powder
½ Cup Ghee (clarified butter)
1 Cup chopped dry fruits like cashew almond and pista
½ Cup peanut butter
¼ Cup milk if required

Method

1. First of all, gather all ingredient in one place for a smooth process.
2. Start heating ghee on the medium-low flame in a non-stick pan. Add nachni flour and mix nicely. Cook for 5-7 minutes and stir continuously. This will ensure that there is no raw smell in nachni flour.
3. Add chopped dry fruits and stir for another 2 minutes. It will make dry fruits crunchy.
4. Now add grated khoya and mix properly. Khoya will start releasing ghee (clarified butter) and the mixture will be semi-solid consistency.
5. Once khoya and flour are combined together add jaggery powder and peanut butter. Mix well and cook until jaggery is melted and combined nicely. Add milk if the mixture is dry.
6. Grease a baking pan and keep it ready.
7. Keep stirring the mixture on medium-low flame. It takes another 3-4 minutes and this will start releasing ghee at the corners of the pan.
8. At this point of time mixture will be like a dough and will move together. It will not stick at the walls now.
9. Pour this mixture in the greased pan and let it cool down at room temperature.
10. Keep it in the fridge for20 min to set it before cutting into pieces.
11. Nachni barfi or ragi barfi is ready to serve on festive time or make it and enjoy every day with the goodness of nachni flour and jaggery.

Note

1. You can add sesame seeds and coconut powder as well. That will be kind of another version of the nachni barfi.
2. Be mindful while eating as this is a rich sweet. We do eat almost every day as a post workout snack, kids after-school snack or in snack tiffins.
3. Let it set properly before cutting them into pieces.
4. This recipe can be scaled down easily as per requirement.

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This is my entry for Diwali Sweets Or Savory theme forBM #93 Week2 Day3.Sending this to Srivalli’s Kid’s Delight event for theKid’s Delight Anniversary Party