Kaju Katli

Preparation Time - 10 Min                                        Cooking Time - 10 Min

This very easy recipe makes about 18-20 Kaju Katli.

Ingredients:

Cashew Nuts (Kaju) - 1 Cup

Sugar - 1/2 Cup

Milk Powder - 1 Tsp

Method:

1) Grind cashew nuts in mixer. Sieve the cashew nut flour and keep aside.

2) In a pan add 1/4 cup water and then add sugar. Let it boil to make sugar syrup of one string consistency.

     Always use heavy bottom pan to make kaju katli.
  
3) Add in cashew nut flour and milk powder and mix well.

4) Stir continuously till mixture becomes dry.Keep the flame very low else mixture may become little brown. 

4) Let it cool for 2 mins, it should form the dough.

5) Take a plastic paper and put the dough on it.

6) Take another plastic paper and put on the dough and then roll it. Keep thickness approximately 1/4 inch.

7) Cut the kaju katli in diamond shape. If you like you can add silver foil but I avoid to use it. You can grease the cutter or knife with a drop of ghee so that it will not stick to kaju katli and cutting becomes easier.

8) Let it cool for 15 mins and then serve.

Kaju Katli

Anjeer Halwa/ Figs Pudding

Anjeer Halwa :

Ingredients :

Anjeer ( Figs) - 200 gm

Cashew Nut raw powder - 2 Tbsp

Almond raw powder - 3 Tbsp

Cardamom powder - 1/4 Tsp

Sugar - 1 Cup

Milk Powder - 1 Tbsp

Milk - 2 Cup

Ghee/Butter - 1 Tbsp

Method :

1) Boil anjeer (figs) in 3 cup water for 10 min or till they become soft.

2) Let it cool and drain; then puree by adding 1 cup of milk.

3) Heat ghee/butter in heavy bottomed pan, add almond powder and cashew nut powder, saute well.

4) Add anjeer(figs) puree and 1 cup milk in it and cook for 5 mins.

5) Add milk powder and sugar. Cook for 10-12 mins. on low flame stirring continuously.

Make sure halwa is not watery.

6) Add the cardamom powder and mix well.

7) Garnish with sliced/crushed almonds and serve.

Anjeer Halwa