A very famous Indian sweet

Kaju Katli

By Prachi Nahar

Jan, 28th

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Servings
6 persons
Cook Time
30 minutes
Ingredients
3 - 5

Ingredients

  • 2 cup cashew / kaju
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tsp ghee / clarified butter
  • 1/4 tsp cardamom powder

Instructions

  • Firstly, in a mixi take 2 cup cashew and blend to a fine powder. make sure to pulse and blend else, the cashew will release oil and turns into a paste. Sieve the cashew powder making sure there are no lumps. Keep aside.
  • Now in a large kadai take 1 cup sugar and ½ cup water. Stir well and dissolve sugar. Boil for 5 minutes or until 1 string consistency is attained.
  • Add in powdered cashew and mix well. Stir continuously until the mixture is well combined and smooth paste is formed. now add 1 tsp ghee and ¼ tsp cardamom powder. Mix well
  • Add in powdered cashew and mix well. Stir continuously until the mixture is well combined and smooth paste is formed. Now add 1 tsp ghee and ¼ tsp cardamom powder. Mix well
  • Now fold using a spatula until the mixture thickens forming a dough. Once the dough is formed, knead slightly, to form a soft dough.
  • Place the cashew dough between butter paper and roll using a rolling pin. Roll slightly thick making sure it's uniform. Now grease with ghee and apply silver leaf or silver vark. applying vark is optional. Now cut into diamond shape or shape of your choice.
  • Finally, enjoy kaju katli for a month when stored in an airtight container. ENJOYYY!!!

Notes/Tips

Vark is optional to apply