HOMEMADE KAJU KATLI

I have tried this Kaju Katli as Raksha Bandhan is round the corner. It’s the beginning of the festival season in India….Rakhi, Onam, Ganesh Chaturthi, Jamashtami are waiting their turn. Images and recipes for sweets and festive dishes from all around start flooding on FB . At my place we all have very sweet tooth, so I have tried so many sweets these days. A few days before I had  already shared the recipe of Besan Laddoo in my blog. Today I am sharing the recipe of Kaju Katli  which is very easy, quick and will fulfil your hunger for something sweet. Actually, my elder daughters most favourite sweets - Kaju Katli  and very happy that I tried it and it turn out exactly the same as we get at the Mithai Shop, the perfect texture and softness . I think it is one of the most appreciated sweets of Indian Cuisine. Contrary to popular belief, it’s one of the easiest sweet recipe to follow, requires only three ingredients and knowledge of very basic cooking techniques to make perfectly healthy sweet at home enjoy it without worrying about adulterations that you keep hearing about now a days for store bought ones. So get started with the step by step photos and cooking tips of this recipe, preparing it at home and surprising your family is super easy.

INGREDIENTS:

1¼ Cups Cashew Nuts

½ Cup Sugar

½ Cup Water

1 tablespoon Clarified Butter or Ghee

1 tablespoon Chopped Pistachios for garnishing

Silver Warq for garnishing

METHOD:

STEP 1 – First you have to make the powder of cashew nuts with the help of mixer grinder. Be careful here, just grind it in stretch.  [see notes]

STEP 2 – Now heat the pan with clarified butter or ghee in it.

STEP 3 – Add cashew powder and sauté it for few minutes.

STEP 4 – On the other side boil sugar and water and keep stirring.

STEP 5 – Check the consistency of the sugar syrup. Cook it till the sugar get melted completely and we get the one string consistency.

STEP 6 – Now add sugar syrup in cashew powder and mix.

 Cook it with continuous stirring. 

STEP 7 – Here the mixture gets thick and starts boiling, switch off the flame.

STEP 8 – Remove it in another bowl and cool it. Now the mixture gets the dough evenness.

STEP 9 – Now spread it evenly on a greased plate or butter paper or cling sheet or plastic bag.

Leave it for some time.

STEP 10 – Then apply the silver warq over it

and sprinkle some chopped pistachios.

STEP 11 - Grease the knife and cut them into diamond shape and ready to serve.

Kaju Katli is ready to serve, let serve it to your family and surprise them with this melt in mouth Kaju Katli!

NOTES: While grinding, if you grind for more time, the powder sticks and gives a coarse looking powder.

             Never grind cashews cold directly from the refrigerator. Grind it when it is in room temperature.

            If your mixture looks dry at the time of kneading, you can add a little milk in it but then the shelf life is less in this case, so keep refrigerated.

           The right consistency of sugar syrup is very important. If it is not proper and you added it to the powder then the mixture will be sticky.

          Till the end your mixture will not be that smooth, but when you knead the mixture turns to a perfect, smooth dough. So don’t get panic.