KAJU KATLI

Ingredients

• 1cup sugar or 200 gms 

• ¾ -1cup water 

• 2cups cashew

⅓ cup milk powder ( optional) 

• 1-2 tsp Ghee 

• Saffron/rose water /silver foil(optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

• freeze cashews for 3-4 hours prior to grinding 

• Grind the cashews ( pulsing motion) to powder form

Sieve the mixture to get a fine powder ( optional step)

Mix milk powder in the mixture 

• Take a non-stick pan and add sugar and water to it

• Heat the pan to dissolve the sugar 

• mix in the cashew powder and continuously keep stirring

mix 1-2 tsp ghee 

• Keep stirring until it forms into a soft dough-like consistency. You know it’s ready when u take a small portion of the dough and roll it into a ball in between your fingers easily without stickiness.

Cool for a few mins and transfer onto butter paper ( I didn’t have so used a greased thali) 

• Roll out using a rolling pin or with a hand

Add silver foil / Kesar etc 

• Let it cool for at least 2-3 hours in room temp ( not fridge) 

• And you are festive ready, your Kaju Katli is done 

• cut into diamond shapes and enjoy