Kaju Katli

Kaju (Cashewnut) Katli

Kaju (Cashewnut) Katli

Recipe by Mudita BhageriaCourse: dessertCuisine: IndianDifficulty: Easy
Servings

20

servings
Prep time

5

minutes
Cooking time

10

minutes

Kaju (Cashewnut) Katli is probably the most popular sweets in India. It is the most bought and gifted sweets during festival season and for other occasions. People always admire it if you serve or give a gift of Kaju Katli . General thinking is that kaju katli is difficult to make at home but surprisingly it is very quick and easy to make. Just follow my recipe step by step and you can make Kaju katli that tastes and looks similar to that sold at large sweet shops. No one will believe that it is homemade.

Ingredients

  • 250 gm Kajus (Full or split or broken)

  • 50 gm. milk powder

  • 160 gm. Sugar

  • 100 ml water

  • Saffron (optional)

  • Edible silver/ chandi varak (Optional for garnish)

  • One thick plastic sheet, or parchment paper for rolling

Directions

  • Place Kajus, about 1/2 cup at a time, in the food processor. Pulse until you reach a flour-like consistency; sift into a container. Place any remaining Kaju chunks back into the food processor and pulse. Repeat until all Kajus are transformed into flour. Make sure you do not pulse too much else Kajus will release fat making it non suitable for the recipe..
  • Mix Kaju flour and dry milk in a container.
  • To prepare sugar syrup, add sugar, water and saffron in a shallow pot and heat on low-medium flame. Heat for about 3 to 5 minutes till large bubbles start rising and you see two threads when you take a drop of syrup and pinch between two fingers and release fingers. Stir often.
  • Turn off the heat and add Kaju – milk powder mix to the syrup. Mix everything very well so that it becomes like dough. Spread it in the pan and let it cool. Dough should be firm and stiff. If it is sticky, add Kaju flour one spoon at a time to make it firm and stiff.
  • Remove the dough and knead it for about 2-3 minutes by keeping it in between thick plastic sheets.
  • Keep the dough between plastic sheet and roll the dough into a flat sheet about ¼ inch thickness (like a big chapati)
  • Wait for about 5 minutes and garnish with edible silver foil (silver varak) and cut into diamond shapes of desired size.
  • Keep it in the refrigerator for about an hour for it to set.
  • Store it in the refrigerator.

Notes

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  • Not to use old cashew, taste not good.