Kaju Katli

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Kaju Katli

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :15 Min

Cook Time : 15 Min

Total Time : 30 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 4
  • 250 gms kaju / cashewnuts


  • 1/4 cups milk powder


  • 3/4 cups sugar


  • 1/4 cups water


  • 1 tbsp ghee


  • 7-8 nos silver warq leaves

Directions

  • Powder the cashew in a coffee grinder or a dry grinder.
  • The cashews should be in powdered form and not become pasty or oily.
  • Sieve the ground cashew powder. Add milk powder and keep aside.
  • Now in a non stick pan, take sugar along with water.
  • Keep the flame on low and keep on stirring to form syrup.
  • Stir the sugar syrup till it forms 1 string consistency. Turn off the flame.
  • Add the cashew mixture and keep on stirring.
  • The Cashew mixture will start thickening.
  • Mixture should be soft and smooth.
  • Take out the mixture on a plastic sheet and make it soft by kneading.
  • Take a lump of the mixture and flatten it.
  • Then roll the dough with a rolling-pin, adjusting the thickness according to your choice.
  • Cut the edges so that you can get perfect diamond shapes.
  • Now cut the dough into diamond shape or the shape you wish for.
  • You can also decorate with silver leaf / silver vark.
  • Finally, serve kaju katli to your brother and celebrate raksha bandhan.