Badam Burfi or instant Pot Almond Katli is an easy, creamy, and decadent dessert that you can prepare in less than 15 minutes!
As we approach the last and festive part of the year, it is time to share an exciting recipe for all the readers with a sweet tooth! This is probably the second dessert that I have prepared with the Instant pot. I hope you are as excited as I was, to prepare Instant Pot Almond Katli or a.k.a ‘badam burfi’.
It’s perfect for celebrating the upcoming festive time of the year in your own vegan way. The traditional method of preparing this fudge-like sweet is with whole milk powder, almonds, ghee, sugar, and cardamom. I am sharing the vegan version of the traditional version.
As the Indian festival, ‘Diwali” is approaching fast, I am hoping this recipe reaches you in time to plan for the big day. I am sure you and your family will love this new dessert after a sumptuous holiday meal.
It has been a couple of years since I shared the recipe for almond squares made with whole almonds. That was the stovetop version. Apart from using the Instant Pot, there is another subtle change in today’s recipe.
I used almond flour instead of almonds. This eliminates the need for soaking the almonds or peeling and cuts the cooking time down to minutes! Can you imagine preparing a dessert in less than 15 minutes?!
You could use the same procedure with cashews instead of almonds. Those are two Instant Pot recipes for desserts that you can keep handy for big occasions. If you are not using an instant pot, make sure you cook the syrup to a ‘one string consistency’ to mimic the consistency you get in an Instant Pot.
Tips to make almond katli
Here are a few tips to prepare the picture-perfect Badam Burfi...
- Take the right measurement of ingredients. Use the same cup size for the entire procedure
- Stir sugar syrup well before closing the lid.
- Use fine almond flour and stir well to avoid lumps
- Use Cardamom powder for extra flavor
- Grease the aluminum foil before rolling the burfi.
Special holidays, weddings, and festivals like Diwali/Deepavali in India are unthinkable without sweets, and burfi or barfi features prominently.
Also, try my Instant Pot Sabudana kheer for Diwali.
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Badam Burfi - Instant Pot
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour - superfine blanched
- ½ cup organic sugar
- 3 - 4 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon vegan butter or oil
- 3-4 saffron strands
Instructions
- Add sugar, vegan butter, saffron strands, and water in the inner pot and mix it well.
- Close the lid and change the vent setting to sealing mode.
- Set for 'Manual/Pressure’ Cook for 5 minutes.
- When the pressure cooking cycle is complete, use the “QR”(Quick-Release) option
- Add 1 cup of almond flour to the sugar syrup and mix it well to avoid lumps.
- Grease the aluminum foils (need 2 of those) with vegan butter/oil.
- Transfer the dough to the greased aluminum foil. Cover it with a second greased aluminum foil.
- Roll the dough to your desired thickness with a rolling pin.
- That’s it! Cut them into bite-sized pieces or any desired shape! Enjoy the goodness of Almond katli/ Badam Burfi!
Video
Notes
- Take the right measurement of ingredients. Use the same cup size for the entire procedure
- Stir sugar syrup well before closing the lid.
- Use fine almond flour and stir well to avoid lumps
- Use Cardamom powder for extra flavor
- Grease the aluminum foil before rolling the burfi.
- Add a few drops of milk if the almond katli dough is hard.
YOUR OWN NOTES
Nutrition
Nutritional information is an estimation only.
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Abinaya
Can this be done in a 3Q IP?
Uma Raghupathi
I think yes. Why not? If you are making big batch. Then it might be problem. Thank you Abinaya. Hope you will try this soon!
Ann
This yummy is not only incredibly tasty, but also healthy! This is a great alternative to purchased sweets with plenty of dyes and various chemical additives. It’s great that you are telling how it is possible to cook badam burfi at home. I also like almonds in any form. I will definitely try to make this dessert according to your recipe. I hope I will succeed! Thank you very much.
Lathiya
Badam barfi in Instant pot is a genius idea. The katli looks so good. Smooth and delicious to lift the festive mood.
Jagruti's Cooking Odyssey
Badam/Kaju katli made in IP is a great achievement, for newbies who can't make perfect chasni, this recipe is boon for them. Katlis look darn delicious!
Mayuri Patel
Badam Burfi in an IP, wow that is so innovative. I'm saving up some of these IP recipes so I can try them with my son. Using almond flour definitely makes its so much easier to make this super tempting badam burfi.
amrita
Instant pot is so handy that you can prepare traditional recipes quickly...best part of this recipe is its vegan
Swat
Hi,
Can u please let me know how to double/triple the quantity of this recipe? Will the cook time for the sugar syrup still remain same?
Uma Raghupathi
Hi
Yes same procedure and time if you make a big batch also. Last week I made Katli with 3 cups of almond flour. Came out same result.
Thank you 😊 and good luck 👍
Jolly
I am definitely going to make this...loved the recipe a lot. Almond barfi look absolutely amazing & perfect texture. Do we have to use normal clarified butter instead of vegan butter?
Shachi
Didn’t come nice, followed the same exact recipe.
Uma Raghupathi
sorry about that. But many readers got it right! If anything you need I can help you to assist more.
Jayashree T.Rao
Lovely share of dessert in the instant pot. I need to try this one, it's so simple to make.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan
It is so exciting to see all the traditional recipes made in IP. It just makes it so easy and I love how beautiful your Badam Katli has turned out. Perfect texture and beautiful shape.
Pavani
I made this today for Diwali Uma and it turned out perfect. So easy to make and no need to make sugar syrup - yay!! I ended up adding some almond flour to get the mixture together but other than that followed the recipe to the T. Thanks for this way burfi recipe.
Uma Raghupathi
Oh great! Happy to hear Pavani:) Thank you
Pavani
Never thought burfi can be made in the instant pot. Thanks for sharing this easy to make recipe. Im going to definitely give this a try soon.
Usha
Badam burfi has come out really good and is very tempting. I like this IP version as we need not check the sugar syrup consistency, which I am really bad at.
Vandana
Badam katli and kaju katli are my favorite. Never knew making them will be this simple. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Lata Lala
After kaju katli this almond katli who is gonna take the centre stage this festive season.
The katli made by you looks so delicious and a must try.