We will also have my both SIL and their families visiting us for the festival. So we are gearing ourselves for the grand get together and much merry and fun to happen. While my older nieces are grown up, we still will have five hyper active kids to cater at home.
Read this Chocolate Halwa, you will pretty much know how passionate I am on this halwa. This Chocolate Burfi is almost the same, except different cooking mode and timing. And it gets done by itself in flat 5 minutes! Can you imagine indulging in a sinful treat within 5 minutes of craving for it? This answers your query. Of course provided you stock the ingredients on hand.
As per my own description, I always consider a Halwa to be more lose without any shape. While a Burfi to be able to retain a shape. Well you can ask how Kerala halwa which is mostly cut into cubes are referred as halwa. I don't know I may call it as halwa but I consider it as Burfi. Another aspect that can contribute would be the texture of burfi tending to be more crumbly. while halwa is mostly chewy. Is that right?
Whatever you may call it, either burfi or halwa this is a time for indulgence and let's not waste it by discussing on the name!
Making Chocolate Burfi Step By Step
Get all the ingredients ready at hand. That tray is for making brownies. It works fine with this too
In a microwave safe bowl, add the condensed milk.
Next add the cocoa powder to the CM.
Mix the cocoa powder well into the condensed milk.
Continue until the powder is well blended.
Next add the sugar and butter
Cook the mix in micro mode for 5 minutes
At 3 minutes, take it out and stir well.
After 5 minutes, it will look like this.
Mix well and transfer to the greased plate.
Spread it neatly on the plate
Garnish with Almond slivering.
Cooking Method : Microwave Mode
Preparation Time : 2 mins
Cooking Time : 5 mins
Setting Time : 30 mins or less
Chocolate Burfi in Microwave
Condensed Milk - 400 gms
Cocoa powder - 2 tbsp
Sugar - 4 tsp
Butter - 25 gms (increase more if required)Slivered Almonds
Method to prepare:
In a microwave safe bowl, take the condensed milk, add cocoa powder mix well. Then add the sugar and butter. Combine everything together.
Micro for 5 mins. At 3 minutes, stop, stir the mix and keep it back for the remaining minutes. At 3 minutes the batter will still be watery.
Once 5 minutes is done, the moisture would have evaporated and it will resemble a crumbly texture. Mix everything well together.
Grease a tray with butter/ghee. Transfer the chocolate mix to the tray and spread it even. Sprinkle the almonds slivering over the top and allow it to cool.
Cut into squares after 30 mins. You will not have perfect squares cutting on the sides as it will be chewy. But you will be able to remove them in shape.
Will try to add either AP flour or Almond flour to get that crumbly texture next time.
Sending this to Smitha who is hosting MEC: Festive Dishes this month. You have until 31st Oct to send in your entries to Smitha.
Dr.Sameena Prathap says
Hi Valli,
The chocolate burfi looks real yummy..i have made only almond burfi...will try this out soon...:)
Happy Diwali wishes to you!!
notyet100 says
perfect for the coming festival./
Paaka Shaale says
Yummy recipe valli. I willd efinitely try this sometime 🙂
Jayashree says
Look delicious. Will try it some time.
Divya Vikram says
Amazing Valli!
Ms.Chitchat says
A quickie and a tasty looking burfi, call it a burfi or halwa, this sounds to taste yummy.
Sonia says
Y on earth do u make a treat which is like 5 min away..... 🙁 ....
It makes committing sins so tempting !!!!!!! 🙂
Smitha says
Good one Srivalli...love Chocolate!!...thanx for sending it to the event!
simply.food says
Nice simple recipe.
veena krishnakumar says
Cooked this today and blogged about it here
http://veenasvegnation.blogspot.com/2010/12/microwave-choco-date-fudge.html
Thanks for sharing this delicious and quick recipe