Kopra pak recipe – This Gujarati style of making coconut burfi. This sweet or mithai is made from freshly grated coconut, sugar, milk and mawa.
This is the EASY recipe. Dump all in the pan and cook till it gets thick and lumpy. Then set in the pan to cool. Then cut into pieces and eat. This cannot be simpler than this.
Basically this is nothing but the coconut burfi. There is another way of making it which call for one string consistency of sugar syrup. This method is little tricky for beginners, so try this simple kopra pak recipe.
Since diwali is near, I have made this 2 days ago. Let’s see how long it lasts. This is dear hubby’s favorite sweet, so I guess he will finish this up in couple of days. 🙂
Check out more coconut based sweets recipes
Coconut ladoo // coconut ladoo with condensed milk // Mango coconut burfi // coconut modak
How to make kopra pak recipe (Step by Step Photos):
1) Grease 8×8 inch pan with ghee and keep it aside.
2) Take saffron and 1 tablespoon milk in a small bowl. Warm it up in the microwave for few seconds. And then rub saffron between your index finger and thumb. So it gives nice yellow color. Keep it aside till needed.
3) Take coconut, sugar and milk in a pan.
4) Mix well. And turn on the heat on medium.
5) Cook it for 15-17 minutes with stirring continuously.
6) Cook it till all liquid evaporates.
7) Then add saffron-milk mixture, cardamom powder and khoya.
8) Mix well.
9) Cook it for 10 minutes with stirring continuously. It should look sticky, dry and lumpy when done.
10) Transfer to greased pan and spread it evenly. Top it up with sliced almonds or pistachios. Press nuts little bit so it sticks to burfi.
11) Let it cool completely. Then divide it into 16 equal pieces.
12) Remove it from pan gently without breaking it.
Store in airtight container, it stays good for two weeks in refrigerator.
Serving suggestion: you can serve it as a sweet accompaniment (1 piece per person) with your meal on festivals like Diwali, rakshabandha, holi and many more. Some people pack this as a gift and give it to relatives or friends or to their loved ones on New Year day or Diwali.
Kopra pak recipe
Ingredients (1 cup = 240 ml)
- 2 cups Coconut grated
- 1 cup Sugar
- ¾ cup Milk
- few strands Saffron dissolved in 1 tablespoon of warm milk (Optional)
- ¼ cup Khoya (mawa)
- ½ teaspoon Green cardamom seeds powder
- few Almonds or pistachios, sliced for garnishing
Instructions
Preparation:
- Grease 8x8 inch pan with ghee and keep it aside.
- Take saffron and 1 tablespoon milk in a small bowl. Warm it up in the microwave for few seconds.
- And then rub saffron between your index finger and thumb. So it gives nice yellow color. Keep it aside till needed.
Making kopra pak recipe:
- Take coconut, sugar and milk in a pan. Mix well. And turn on the heat on medium.
- Cook it for 15-17 minutes with stirring continuously. Cook it till all liquid evaporates.
- Then add saffron-milk mixture, cardamom powder and khoya. Mix well.
- Cook it for 10 minutes with stirring continuously. It should look sticky, dry and lumpy when done.
- Transfer to greased pan and spread it evenly.
- Top it up with sliced almonds or pistachios. Press nuts little bit so it sticks to burfi.
- Let it cool completely. Then divide it into 16 equal pieces.
- Remove it from pan gently without breaking it.
Adapted From – “The Complete Gujarati Cook Book” by Tarla Dalal
Mona
Thank you so much
Kanan
you’re welcome
Ivona Zedníková
Hi Kanan,
how can I make is vegan? 🙂 Because this looks damn delicious 🙂
Kanan
Yes you can use almond or cashew milk instead of regular dairy milk.
And use 1/4 cup of cashew powder in place of khoya.
mahendrs
I like so much khoparapak
Kanan
me too 🙂
Shubhra
Can this be made without use of khoya? If yes, do the recipe changes or I can follow the same recipe by just taking out the khoya?
Kanan
No need to make any changes. Just skip the khoya.
Pardeep
Hi Kanan, I made this and it was a hit … I’m not a big fan of coconut .. I also enjoyed a piece but my husband loved it!!! I really don’t like making khoya from milk it takes forever!! I went to a couple different grocery stores to find whole milk powder I couldn’t find it .. They only carried 1% or fat free .. Where do u get it from?? I would like to get it so I can make this barfi again but quick this time ..
Kanan
yea all the American grocery store has fat free or 1% milk powder. I bought full fat milk powder from Indian grocery store (Patel cash and carry). alternately you can buy frozen khoya from Indian store, it is next to paneer in freezer section.
Pardeep
Wow I’m like addicted to your website … There are so many things I want to try to make!! Can I use sweetened coconut in this recipe and use less sugar?
Kanan
Yes, you can use sweetened coconut with less sugar.
Pardeep
Thanks I’m making it today.. Gonna make the khoya first I have to make it from milk I haven’t bought the dry milk yet!!! But thanks a lot!! Will let you know how everyone like it after…
Nargis
Lovely Blog 🙂 Nice To visit ur space would try out this recipe soon and let u know, i hav some sweet mawa with me, would try 2 reduce the amt of sugar and do some alteration as usual 😀 would let u know 🙂
Kanan
Thanks Nargis. Do try it, I am sure you will like it.
Ngupta
I tried your recipe as I had a lot of coconut at home. This is the first time I ever made the coconut burfis and they were delicious. I did not have white sugar at home so used brown sugar….yet, the taste was delicious. Thank you for this recipe…all my family were in praise of it.
Kanan
Thanks. Happy to hear that. I should try with brown sugar some time. 🙂
Jennifer Eloff
Wow – I love those too! 🙂
suhani
hi Kanan..wow what a delicious sweet..will surely try it..and happy diwali to u and ur loved ones..
Kanan
Thanks Suhani. wishing you and your family happy diwali.
CJ
A wonderfully delicious treat!
Kanan
Thank you CJ
neha
its very nice but if it makes without mava then its more healthy for us today
otherwise its nice tx 4 sharing
Kanan
I Just showed authentic kopra pak recipe. Thats why I used khoya in it. and this is festival sweet. we are not going to eat this on everyday basis. so Once in a while it is ok to eat for my family. 🙂
Priya
Love this delicious coconut burfi, never get bored of it.
Kanan
Thanks Priya.
Anonymous
Can I use dry coconut too
Kanan
I have never tried it with dry coconut. But I think you can use dry one. but you t might have to increase the quantity of milk to make it moist enough. as fresh coconut has more moisture than dry coconut.