Kaju Katli (Cashew Fudge) | How to make kaju katli recipe | Kaju burfi recipe
Thin, smooth, melt in the mouth slices of cashew goodness. Ideally kaju katli should be thin and not thick like a barfi. The word ‘katli’ means ‘thin slices’.
Powder the cashew in a coffee grinder or a dry grinder.
Grind the kaju to a smooth powder. Make sure you don’t over do the grinding process as oil should not release from the cashews. I ran the mixer at a stretch first and then scraped the sides and ran again at intervals for a couple of times..
Making Kaju Katli Mixture
On a low flame heat sugar and water in a thick bottomed or non stick pan or kadai.
Meanwhile grease a plate or a tray and keep aside or keep butter papers ready.
When all the sugar dissolved in the water, add the cashew powder. There is no consistency in the sugar syrup required like one string or two string. Just let the sugar dissolve in the water and then proceed with the next step.
Stir and keep on stirring the cashew mixture on a low flame.
The cashew mixture would start thickening.
Cook the kaju mixture for approx 10-12 minutes till the whole mixture starts to come together.
Making Kaju Katli
Remove the whole lump of the kaju mixture from the pan and place it on work surface, bowl or plate.
Add ghee to the cashew mixture.
When the heat in the mixture is hot enough to handle, then knead the cashew mixture.
Flatten the dough and place it on a butter paper or on a greased plate/thali or tray.
Place a butter paper on top and then using a rolling pin, roll gently the dough from all sides till you reach a thickness of 3-5 mm in the dough.
Rest for 1 hr or until completely set.
When completely cooled, using a sharp knife cut the cashew dough giving square or diamond shapes.
Gently remove the kaju katli with a butter knife.
Serve the kaju katli straight away or keep in an air tight container.
Notes
If using saffron, then roast them first in a dry pan and then coarsely powder them in a mortar-pestle. Add the powdered saffron in the cashew dough.
Kneading the dough is very important so don't skip this step.