
Kaju Katli Recipe
What is Kaju Katli?
Kaju Katli is a Popular Indian sweet, Kaju Katli is a fudge made out of cashews. Cashews are powdered and then cooked in sugar syrup and shaped to form soft fudge.
Is Kaju Katli healthy?
Cashew-rich homemade kaju katli are good for heart health as far as you consume them in a healthy way and avoid overeating. Unsaturated fats and omega 3 fatty acids in cashews help in lowering triglycerides levels, which help in keeping your heart healthy
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Tips & Tricks
Cashews:
Use good quality raw cashews, powder them till it is fine. Don't over grind the cashews else it will get pasty. Powder it till it is fine and powder like.
Sugar:
Personally I don't like my kaju katli overly sweet. So i use just half cup sugar for every 1 cup of cashew powder. You could increase or decrease as you like.
Sugar syrup:
Getting the sugar syrup to the perfect texture is important. Cook sugar syrup till one string consistency.
Kneading & Shaping:
After you have reached the perfect texture knead the cashew burfi till soft and smooth. Then roll it thin and shape it.
More Tips
- If you find that the burfi is hard and the syrup has crystallized. Then add little warm milk to the mixture and knead well.
- Don't over cook the burfi just take it out when you start them leaving the sides of the pan.
How to Get One String Consistency in Sugar Syrup?
To check that take few drops of sugar syrup between your fingers and it should form a string when your press between them(check image). Or you can add few drops of sugar syrup in a bowl of cold water, the sugar syrup wont get dissolved. Or you can take the sugar syrup in a spoon and invert them, the last drop falling from the spoon forms a string like consistency.
How to Make Kaju Katli?
- Powder cashews
- Make sugar syrup.
- Add cashew powder.
- Cook till it leaves the sides of the pan.
- Remove from heat.
- Add ghee and knead well till it forms like a chapati dough.
- Shape it.
- cool it a little bit
- Slice and serve.
Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you. I hope you will make this for diwali and let me know how it turned out.
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Kaju Katli Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup Raw Cashews powdered
- ½ cup Sugar
- 1 tsp Ghee
- ¼ cup Water
Instructions
- Heat a heavy bottom pan on medium heat. Add sugar and water to it. Mix well with a spoon.
- Bring that to a boil and simmer them for 3 to 4 mins till they form one string consistency.
- To check that take few drops of sugar syrup between your fingers and it should form a string when your press between them(check image). Or you can add few drops of sugar syrup in a bowl of cold water, the sugar syrup wont get dissolved. Or you can take the sugar syrup in a spoon and invert them, the last drop falling from the spoon forms a string like consistency.
- Once the sugar has reached this consistency. Add the cashew powder to it and mix well.
- Mix them for 3-4 mins till the mixture leaves the sides and form a sticky dough.
- Transferred that to a ghee greased plate and let them cool for 5 mins.
- Now grease your hands too and knead them till they get into a smooth ball.
- Grease a rolling pin and roll them into a rectangle.
- Cut them into squares and serve..
Video
Notes
Tips & Tricks
Cashews:
Use good quality raw cashews, powder them till it is fine. Don't over grind the cashews else it will get pasty. Powder it till it is fine and powder like.Sugar:
Personally I don't like my kaju katli overly sweet. So i use just half cup sugar for every 1 cup of cashew powder. You could increase or decrease as you like.Sugar syrup:
Getting the sugar syrup to the perfect texture is important. Cook sugar syrup till one string consistency.Kneading & Shaping:
After you have reached the perfect texture knead the cashew burfi till soft and smooth. Then roll it thin and shape it.More Tips
- If you find that the burfi is hard and the syrup has crystallized. Then add little warm milk to the mixture and knead well.
- Don't over cook the burfi just take it out when you start them leaving the sides of the pan.
How to Get One String Consistency in Sugar Syrup?
To check that take few drops of sugar syrup between your fingers and it should form a string when your press between them(check image). Or you can add few drops of sugar syrup in a bowl of cold water, the sugar syrup wont get dissolved. Or you can take the sugar syrup in a spoon and invert them, the last drop falling from the spoon forms a string like consistency.
Kaju Katli Pictures
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You will need Cashew Powder, Sugar, Water. Ghee |
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Take sugar in a thick bottom kadai |
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add some water |
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mix well.. |
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Cook till it is a one string consistency |
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Press it between your hands, it will form a string |
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Now add in the powdered cashewnuts |
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and mix well |
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Mix well till it forms a ball |
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It will start to leave the sides |
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Transfer that to a ghee greased plate |
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and knead till it forms a soft dough |
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grease a rolling pin and roll it into a rectangle |
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It is pretty easy to roll too |
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Cut into squares |
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Roshu
Super yummy....mouthwatering here
Chithu
Mind blowing recipe Aarthi, One thing i have to say..You are great at giving out proportions of ingredients...Love your work..Go Ahead with all glow
divya
looks awesome....Happy Diwali to you and ur family...:)
Poornima Satheesh
Happy Thala Deepavali Aarthi
ABD
Truly bluely delicious...thanks for sharing
Anu & Hema
thanks a lot for giving such a nice blog. After seeing the blog, we developed great interest in cooking.
Good job. Keep it up.
Anu & Hema
thanks a lot for giving such a nice blog. After seeing the blog, we developed great interest in cooking.
Good job. Keep it up.
sujikrish
I love ur blog aarthi.keep up the excellent work. Fantalicious
Angela Navejas
Kaju barfi is one of the delicious sweets in India.
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Anonymous
Hi aarthi....I tried this today and while kneading , I cudnt make a soft ball...it used to break...so where did I mistake..?
Aarthi
@AnonymousYou have over cooked the sugar syrup. So it has started breaking
Anonymous
Hi aarthi...tried this yesterday and cudnt knead into a soft dough...it breaked...do you have any idea where I done the mistake..?
Aarthi
@AnonymousYou have over cooked the sugar syrup, so it has crystalized. Next time make the sugar syrup perfectly
Anonymous
@aarthi...thanks for the suggestion
Anonymous
Hey Aarthi,
I tried it today.the colour and taste was intact. But the consistency got missed. I could not get the dough consistency right and so could not roll it.it got dried and little power like when it cooled. Any tips for getting the consistency right?
Aarthi
@AnonymousTake sugar and water in a thick bottom kadai. Heat it on low flame and keep mixing till the sugar is completely melted. Now increase the heat and boil it..It will get little thick and syrupy first, then when you lift the spoon from the pan, the last drop falling will form a string like thing, that is the right consistency.now you have to add cashew powder and keep stiring till it gets a sticky mass..You shouldn't over cook at this time. Remove it and let it cool enough to handle, now when you knead it will get a smooth ball,
Anonymous
Hi Aarthi..
I tried it today n got the same problem. Eveeythin went right till mixing cashew powder to suvar syrup. I transferred into greased plate bt there it got dried n I culdnt get it inti soft dough. It was in powder form n then I have to add ghee to hold it up n end up shaping them into balls as I culdnt soften it up n roll down into rectangle and shape into barfi shape. No doubt taste was perfect.
Aarthi
@Anonymousyou have cooked the sugar syrup too much, so it has crystalized...So next time keep a eye on it..
nitha
Tried khaju barfi .came out very nice...first two times dough consistency was not correct. ..then I read u r comment. In that u told not to overcook the sugar..and made again. Thanks
Anonymous
Made it n it was awesome
Indhu Chezhian
I tried it today and it came out very well �� thankyou so much
Indhu Chezhian
I tried it today and it came out very well �� thankyou so much
MAHA LAKSHMI
Hi arthi,I tried manyof ur dishes...it was awesome...I have one doubt.
How long we can keep it???
MAHA LAKSHMI
Hi arthi,I tried manyof ur dishes...it was awesome...I have one doubt.
How long we can keep it???
MAHA LAKSHMI
How long I can preserve this sweet?
MAHA LAKSHMI
How may days this sweet will be good?
MAHA LAKSHMI
How many days it can be stored?
Aarthi
it can be stored in fridge for over a week
Sourav
Nice article 👌 thank you
Swati Pandey
I have tried several times but every time failed. I will try it again. Hope this time it will work. Thanku so much for the recipe.
freya
Its become very hard now what to do pls help