Halwai style Besan Maida Barfi Recipe | Maida Besan Barfi Recipe

14 Feb Halwai style Besan Maida Barfi Recipe | Maida Besan Barfi Recipe

Last Updated on February 14, 2026 by blessmyfoodbypayal

Halwai style Besan Maida Barfi Recipe | Maida Besan Barfi Recipe with step wise pictorial and video method.

Slightly grainy yet smooth, rich yet light, firm yet soft, this traditional indian besan maida barfi sweet is a mouthwatering recipe indeed.

How magical is the aroma of ghee roasted besan is known to everyone and the same has been recreated herein too…. welcome to the additional ingredient Maida.

Besan Barfi and besan ladoo are common made with exclusively besan but adding maida gives it a unique texture that sets it apart from regular besan barfi. Although we have never tried besan barfi but only Besan Mava Barfi.

Where besan gives nuttiness on one hand, maida adds softness and binding on the other, creating a perfectly balanced melt-in-mouth texture.

Though there are various sweets recipes but this one is the most easy and quick besan maida barfi recipe, which even the beginners can try.

This is a kind of sweet for which you don’t even require the professional measuring cups. If you go by the quantity of ingredients, all are equal, be it maida, besan, ghee. Even the sugar is almost equal with just a slight difference.

Be it Diwali, Rakshabandhan, Bhai Dooj or any other occasion, this is the best besan maida barfi recipe for festivals around us.

So in this post, let’s learn how to make besan maida barfi at home which is indeed a melt in mouth barfi recipe.

Step wise pictorial recipe of Halwai style Besan Maida Barfi Recipe

Add water and sugar in a saucepan. Boil for 5 minutes. We do not require any kind of string consistency. Switch off the heat, add cardamom powder, mix and keep aside.

Take desi ghee, besan and maida in another pan. Roast it on low heat while stirring continuously. In 10 minutes, both the flours will get roasted properly by turning slightly golden brown.

Pour sugar syrup. Keep cooking on low heat while stirring continuously. In 7-8 minutes, the mixture will turn thick and leaves the base of the pan.

Transfer it in a greased thali or cake tin, preferably lined with greased butter paper. Let it cool down completely. Cut into pieces of desired size.

Enjoy.

Halwai style Besan Maida Barfi Recipe – Recipe card

Halwai style Besan Maida Barfi Recipe | Maida Besan Barfi Recipe

Halwai Style Besan Maida Barfi Recipe brings rich aroma, perfect texture, melt-in-mouth sweetness and authentic festive flavour straight from traditional kitchens.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Course indian sweets

Cuisine North Indian

Servings 325 grams

Ingredients

  

1/2 cup = 125 gram

FOR SUGAR SYRUP

• 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 tsp cardamom powder

FOR MAKING BARFI

• 1/2 cup desi ghee
• 1/2 cup besan
• 1/2 cup maida

Instructions

 

• Add water and sugar in a saucepan.
• Boil for 5 minutes. We do not require any kind of string consistency.
• Switch off the heat, add cardamom powder, mix and keep aside.
• Take desi ghee, besan and maida in another pan.
• Roast it on low heat while stirring continuously.
• In 10 minutes, both the flours will get roasted properly by turning slightly golden brown.
• Pour sugar syrup.
• Keep cooking on low heat while stirring continuously.
• In 7-8 minutes, the mixture will turn thick and leaves the base of the pan.
• Transfer it in a greased thali or cake tin, preferably lined with greased butter paper.
• Let it cool down completely.
• Cut into pieces of desired size.
• Enjoy.

Keyword besan maida barfi, maida besan barfi