What is that Indian dessert like looks like green fudge?
It is called Pistachio burfi is a delightful example of a traditional Indian milk sweet, where boiling, sweetened milk is reduced gradually until it thickens to a fudge-like paste. Note that, as all burfis, pistachio burfi will firm up as it sits. If you keep it well covered, you can store it for up to 10 days in the refrigerator. PREPARATION AND COOKING TIME: about 1½ hours YIELD: 36 small pieces of fudge • 2 litres fresh whole milk • 1¼ cup sugar • 1 teaspoon ghee or unsalted butter • ½ teaspoon powdered cardamom seeds • 1 cup raw blanched pistachio nuts chopped fine. • edible pure silver or gold foil (optional) Combine milk, sugar, ghee and cardamom in a 5-litre saucepan, preferably non-stick. Bring the milk to a rolling boil over moderate heat and continue to cook it, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon for about 45 minutes, or until the milk has reduced to a thick bubbling creamy mass, about half its original volume. Continue to reduce the fudge, stirring continuously with g
