By Garima Johar
November 4, 2025
Doda barfi is a popular Punjabi sweet that has a creamy and fudge-like texture. The rich dessert is primarily made with khoya and is usually sweetened with jaggery. Make it yourself in 5 steps.
4 cups crumbled mawa (khoya) 1 cup jaggery ¼ cup water 1 tablespoon ghee 1 teaspoon cardamom powder Cashew nuts and pistachios for garnishing
Heat some ghee and cook crumbled mawa till golden brown.
In the meantime, mix jaggery and water and boil it dissolves, and you get a consistent syrup.
Add the jaggery syrup to the cooked mawa and stir till the mixture thickens.
Grease a tray and pour the thickened mixture. Spread it evenly and sprinkle chopped nuts.
Let the barfi cool, cut it into squares, and enjoy the Punjabi sweet.