Recipe

Kaju Katli

Recipes/Kaju Katli

Classic Indian cashew fudge for festivals and celebrations

Prep

10 min

Cook

20 min

Serves

20

Level

medium

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cashews
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/2 tsp cardamom
  • Ghee for greasing
  • Silver leaf (vark)

Method

  1. 1

    Grind cashews to a very fine powder without releasing oil.

  2. 2

    Make sugar syrup to one-string consistency.

  3. 3

    Add cashew powder, stir continuously on low heat.

  4. 4

    Add cardamom, cook until dough forms and leaves the sides.

  5. 5

    Transfer to greased surface, roll thin when warm.

  6. 6

    Apply silver leaf, cool and cut into diamond shapes.