Kaju Katli | Kaju Barfi Recipe | Cashew Barfi

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For getting 1 cup of powdered cashews you will be needing ¾ cup of whole raw cashews.
Take raw cashews in a blender jar. You have to pulse and grind them into slightly fine powder. Don't over grind the cashews else the oil from cashews will be released from cashews and it will turn paste like. You have to get a cashew powder. once the cashew is powdered, measure them in measuring cup, you will get around 1 cup of cashew powder. Set aside till use.

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Now let's make sugar syrup. Take ½ cup of sugar in a kadai. You can use non-stick or any heavy bottom kadai. Add in 3 to 4 tablespoon of water to the sugar and make syrup. Cook sugar on low heat, till sugar is melted completely. Now heat and cook till it reaches one string consistency.
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To check that consistency take few drops 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.

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Once the syrup is ready. Add in cashew powder. Cook this on low heat mixing often. Now the cashew powder is mixed completely. Once the cashew is mixed. Cook on low heat till it starts to thicken and comes together.

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At this point, transfer this mix to a greased platter. Now knead this to a soft dough, the kaju katli mix will be hot so be gently when kneading. You can even start mixing it with a spatula and then move using your hands.
Pro-Tip : If you find you find your kaju katli mix crumbly at this point when kneading. You can add a teaspoon of hot milk to the cashew barfi mixture and knead till soft dough is formed.

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Once the cashew barfi mix is kneaded till soft. Roll it like a rectangle little thin using a greased rolling pin. Cashew barfi rolled smooth and thin. Cut into squares and let it cool completely. Serve.