- Heat 1½ tablespoons coconut oil in a non-stick pan. Add jaggery and salt, mix and cook till jaggery melts, stirring frequently. Add amaranth seeds, pecan nuts and cardamom powder and mix well. Grease a barfi tray with some coconut oil. Put the amaranth seeds-nut mixture and level it out. Set aside for 15-20 minutes. Cut into 1 inch squares, demould and serve.