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Kaju Barfi /Cashew Fudge

2013-03-24 by Anjana Chaturvedi

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Kaju barfi -A traditional Indian sweet made with Cashew Nuts

INGREDIENTS-

  • Cashew nuts,powdered- 1.5 cups
  • Sugar – ¾ cup
  • Water – ¾ cup
  • Whole Milk Powder – 3 tablespoons*
  • Cardamom, ground – ½ teaspoon
  • Rose water 1.5 tsp *
  • Silver foil (Varak) – 3*

PROCEDURE-

  1. Grind the Cashew pieces in a mixer by short pulses rather than continued
    grinding. Grind enough to just make a powder. Do not overdo the grinding, since
    the cashews will start releasing their natural oils and become sticky.
  2.  Put the powder in a bowl and add cardamom and milk powder into it, and mix
    well.
  3. Take sugar and water in a pan and cook on medium heat to form a sugar syrup
    of 1.5 threads consistency.
  4. When the sugar syrup is done you will see bubbles all over the syrup. keep stirring and switch
    off the flame and add the ground cashew powder and rose water and mix thoroughly.
  5. Let it cool down for about 5-8 minutes. Knead it into a smooth but firm dough
    with your hand.
  6. Grease a rolling pin and roll the dough on your working platform or any
    other smooth surface.
  7. Apply the silver foil delicately over the flattened dough.then place a thick polythene  over it and gently roll with a rolling pin,so it will stick properly and neatly.
  8. Wait for 20- 25 minutes and then cut into squares or diamonds *.Enjoy!

My Notes-
1-If the dough is soft to handle, you may add a few teaspoons of milk
powder to it ,to stiffen it.you may
substitute it with Mawa/Khoya – which
is dried solidified milk, which looks like lumps of cottage cheese but tastes
way better! It’s easily available in the Indian Sub-Continent .
2-If the dough is too hard to roll smoothly, you may add a few teaspoons of fresh
milk, and mix and mash gently.
3-You may substitute silver foil with crushed or thinly sliced pistachio and press
them on the fudge with a rolling pin.
4- If you have difficulity in rolling on a board,then you can put the dough ball between 2 sheets of thick polythene and then roll easily.
5- You can substitute rose water with few drops of kewra essence.
6- *Use a wooden ruler to cut it into neat and perfect shapes/squares.

sending to –simply tadka

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Kaju Barfi /Cashew Fudge

Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Total Time25 mins

Filed Under: Desserts /Sweet dishes /Mithai, North Indian Food Tagged With: cashew, Desserts, festival recipe, Indian sweets, Kaju, Kaju Barfi, kaju katli

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Comments

  1. Preeti Garg says

    2013-03-31 at

    Wow, Kaju barfi look amazing
    Awesome recipe Thanks for linking with my event

  2. Shanthi says

    2013-03-29 at

    so colorful..perfect kajus…

  3. divya says

    2013-03-25 at

    Makes me drool..tempting

  4. Aps prabhu says

    2013-03-25 at

    I could or say can finish them of within no time… but when i realise abt the fat i pull my hands back 😉
    Locely 🙂
    Happy HOLI

  5. Roshni says

    2013-03-25 at

    they are just perfect Anjana.. hats off

  6. Vimitha Anand says

    2013-03-25 at

    Looks like store bought Aunty. Perfect
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  7. Rafeeda AR says

    2013-03-25 at

    absolutely delightful burfi… could have it now… 🙂

  8. Kaveri Venkatesh says

    2013-03-25 at

    Perfect made katlis…my favorite

  9. Meena B says

    2013-03-25 at

    beautiful and i always thought how it is done

    u hv out done the mithai walas here

  10. Sangeetha Nambi says

    2013-03-25 at

    Very perfectly done… Looks awesome…
    http://recipe-excavator.blogspot.com

  11. Akila says

    2013-03-25 at

    My favorite
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  12. prathibha Garre says

    2013-03-25 at

    Thats a perfect Kaju Katli…looks nice

  13. Priya R says

    2013-03-24 at

    Love Kaju katli and your version is sure new to me, would love to try this sometime, bookmarking it 🙂

  14. Priya Suresh says

    2013-03-24 at

    Love these katlis,prefect diamonds, beautifully presented.

  15. Meena Selvakumaran says

    2013-03-24 at

    my fav,lovely clicks and tips.cute props…

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"Maayeka" means a mother's home. I am Anjana Chaturvedi, and I share on this blog traditional vegetarian and vegan recipes from India, that have been handed down to me from my mother, aunts, and grandmothers. All of these recipes are "Sattvic" - cooked without using any onions or garlics - which are known as "taamsic" or negative ingredients in Ayurveda. Hope you enjoy these recipes and feel free to reach out to me for any questions or feedback!

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