Kaju Katli | Halwai Style Kaju Katli | काजू कतली रेसिपी
Kaju Katli is an Indian dessert or mithai and is made using kaju or cashews to give them that rich taste. This is a kind of dessert recipe that signifies special occasions and are usually served during Rakshabandhan, Diwali or Holi.
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Total Time20 mins
Ingredients
- 250 grams Cashew / Kaju
- 1/4 Cup Milk Powder
- 3/4 Cup Sugar
- 1/4 Cup Water
- 1 tsp Desi Ghee
Instructions
- Powder the cashew in a coffee grinder or a dry grinder.
- The cashews should be in powdered form and not become pasty or oily.
- Sieve the ground cashew powder. Add milk powder and keep aside.
- Now in a non stick pan, take sugar along with water.
- Keep the flame on low and keep on stirring to form syrup.
- Stir the sugar syrup till it forms 1 string consistency. Turn off the flame.
- Add the cashew mixture and keep on stirring.
- The Cashew mixture will start thickening.
- Mixture should be soft and smooth.
- Take out the mixture on a plastic sheet and make it soft by kneading.
- Take a lump of the mixture and flatten it.
- Then roll the dough with a rolling-pin, adjusting the thickness according to your choice.
- Cut the edges so that you can get perfect diamond shapes.
- Now cut the dough into diamond shape or the shape you wish for.
- You can also decorate with silver leaf / silver vark.
- Finally, serve kaju katli to your brother and celebrate raksha bandhan.
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Notes
TROUBLESHOOT:
- Removed the dough little early from the pan and now it sticky and loose?
Add little milk powder, mix and knead till smooth. - Cooked little longer and now dough is little hard and dry?
Add couple of teaspoons of milk and knead till smooth and soft.