Orange Barfi

                    Its Raksha Bandhan tomorrow. On this day, a sister day ties a rakhi on his brother's wrist. Its basically, so that the brothers will protect their sisters in all circumstances. Its been years I have tied rakhi on my brother's wrist. The day I moved to Netherlands, I have missed all the Indian festivals here. The best fun of celebrating festivals is in India itself with family & friends.

                   On this auspicious day, I made Orange barfi. Try it today & enjoy it with your loved ones.

Ingredients:

• Ricotta Cheese 500 gms
• Orange juice (along with its pulp) 2 cup
• Orange zest 2 tsp
• Sugar 2 & 1/2 tbsp.
• Milk powder 3 tbsp.
• Cardamom powder 1/4 tsp
• Saffron strands few
• Almonds & Pistachios chopped 2 tbsp.

Method:

• Heat a non stick pan.
• Add to it ricotta cheese. It will get creamy first & then after around 15 minutes it will start to dry out.
• Now add orange juice to it little by little. (Don't add orange juice in one go). Keep stirring continuously.
• The mixture will again get creamy but when you let it cook, it will dry out after sometime.
• Add to it sugar (if needed), milk powder, cardamom powder, saffron strands & half of almonds - pistachios chopped mixture.
• Stir well.
• When all the moisture has evaporated from it, Remove it in a greased plate. Set it uniformly in the plate. Garnish with the remaining almonds - pistachios chopped mixture.
• Let it refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Then cut the set mixture in square shapes.
• Your Orange barfi is ready.

Tips:

• If you don't have ricotta cheese, use mawa. It will definitely save your little time.
• Don't add orange juice in one go. Add little by little at a time.
• Keep stirring occasionally.
• The quantity of sugar can be increased or decreased based on your taste.