Ingredients required:
Cashew nuts - 1 cup
Sugar - ½ cup
Water - ¼ cup
Ghee melted - 1 tsp
Edible silver foil – optional
How to make kaju katli:
1. Grind the cashews into a fine powder.
2. Sieve the cashew powder to ensure there are no lumps.
3. In a broad non-stick pan, mix water and sugar on medium heat.
4. You will see tiny bubbles appear on the surface, stir gently, and let it come to a rolling boil. Lower the heat.
5. Bring it to a boil for about 4 minutes and let it come to 1 thread consistency
6. Turn the heat on low.
7. Add cashew powder and stir using a spatula to avoid lumping.
8. In a minute or so, you'll see that the cashew mixture is getting thicker.
9. Add melted ghee.
10. Keep cooking; turn off the heat as the dough starts leaving the pan.
11. To check the right consistency, take a tiny pinch of the mixture in your hand and see if you can shape a little ball with your fingers.
12. Remove the dough from the pan on a greased plate or parchment paper and knead the dough to make it less grainy, glossy, and smooth (roughly 5-6 minutes)
13. On the rolling board, place a greaseproof paper and the kneaded cashew dough on it. Place another paper, sandwiching the mixture between two papers
14. Once cooled down, top with edible silver, and cut into diamonds.