Kaju Katli/ Kaju Barfi – Quick Indian Festive Dessert Recipe | Easy Online Recipes

Makes – 15 pieces

Preparation time – 10 mins

Cooking time – 10 mins

Ingredients:

• Cashew Nuts – 1 Cup
• Sugar – 1/3 Cup
• Cashew (Halves) – for garnish
• Cardamom Powder – 1/4 tsp
• Saffron – few Strands (for garnish)
• Ghee (for greasing the rolling pin and plate) – 1 Tbsp
• Process:
  • Blend the Cashews to a fine powder in a clean blender jar(It shouldn’t be pasty).
  • Add Sugar to a medium size non stick pan, and add water.
  • Bring the mixture to 1 String consistency.
  • Add Cardamom powder.
  • Add Cashew nut powder and mix well.
  • Cook till the mixture leaves the sides of the pan.
  • Transfer the mixture to a thali/ plate which is greased with some ghee
  • Grease the rolling pin with ghee and roll the dough into 1/4 inch thick circle.
  • Leave the mixture to cool for 5 mins.
  • Apply silver varakh and cashew halves for garnish.
  • Cut into 1.5 inch diamonds and serve.
  • Garnish with Saffron.
  • Kaju kati can stored for 1 week in a air tight container in refrigerator.
  Notes:
  • Do not over cook the sugar mixture. Just cook till one string consistency.
  • Silver Varakh is optional.
  • This can be made with  pistachios to get Pista Burfi.
  • Do not over cook the Kaju Paste.