This Diwali was special and I wanted to make it extra special for us. So I thought of making my husband's favorite sweet, Kaju Katli. Mind you I have never made this before and never saw it being made before, so it was completely new for me! I watched a few videos. read a few tips and thought, sure, why not?
Looks daunting, trust me its not! Let's start.
Ingredients:
Powdered Sugar, 1 cup
Milk Powder, 1/2 cup
Cashew Powdered, 1.5 cups
Rose Water, 2 drops
Water, 2 tbsp
Cardamom Pods, 4 shelled with the seeds grounded
Silver Leaf/Chandi warak (optional)
Procedure:
1. I took about 2 cups of unsalted cashews and crushed them in a blender. We need them to be really fine. Run them through the sieve and take 1.5 cups from these.
2. Shell the cardamom pods and ground the seeds using a mortar and pestle. Add it to the powdered cashew and sieve them through as well.
3. Boil water in a pan. Once the water is boiling place another pan on the top such that the boiling water from the pan below touches our pan on the top.
4. In the pan on the top add powdered sugar and milk powder. Mix the mixture and keep stirring them for about 3 minutes. We want it to be completely heated through.
5. In another bowl, take the 1.5 cups of cashews powder that we sieved. To this add the sugar and milk powder mixture.
6. Warm the 2 tbsp of water and add the rosewater to it and give it a mix.
7. Using your hands mix the sugar, powdered cashews and using the warm water and rose water liquid gradually form a dough.
8. On a flat tray or plate, place some baking paper and place the dough on the top.
9. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough into a thin disk. The thickness depends on your personal preference.
10. Apply the silver leaf over the katli. This is completely optional. It gives the Katli a festive look but has no impact on the taste.
11. Cut diagonally into diamond shaped pieces and let it sit for 5-10 minutes before transferring onto a plate, allowing it time to set.
12. Enjoy your Kaju Katli!
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