What it tastes like
Melt-in-the-mouth with a nutty, toasty grain flavour and the warmth of ghee, according to the listing.
Sri Krishna Sweets · India
Kuthraivaali Burfi
Chennai's Mysurpa house makes burfi from barnyard millet and ghee. A grain you rarely meet as mithai.
₹125
Available in India
- Type
- Mithai · Pack of 5
- Origin
- India
- Rarity
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4/5
Rare: small-batch, regional or few stockists How we score
Rarity is our editors’ score for how hard something is to find in the US and how unusual it is to make: availability (supermarket, specialty shop or maker only), production (small-batch, seasonal, foraged) and how unusual the ingredient or method is.
- 1 Familiar twist: easy to find, unusual flavour
- 2 Specialty: good grocers and online
- 3 Uncommon: mostly from the maker or specialty shops
- 4 Rare: small-batch, regional or few stockists
- 5 Very rare: tiny batches, foraged or one of a kind
Why it’s rare
Burfi made from kuthiraivali (barnyard millet) instead of milk solids or gram flour, by one of South India's best-known sweet shops.
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