KAJU/CASHEWNUTS KATLI/APPLE SWEETS Ingredients 1. Cashew nuts - 2 cups 2. Sugar -1 cup 3. Water -1/2 cup 4. Ghee/oil -1 tsp 5. 2 tbsp of milk for removing the scum from the sugar syrup 6. Food colour – 2 pinch with 1tsp of milk and cloves 12 pieces to make kaju apple sweet Method of Preparation i. Grease a plate with ghee/oil and keep it ready. ii. Grind the cashew nuts to a smooth powder . If there are a few bits in between you may remove don’t overgrind as this may lead to more lump formation due to oil extract. When powder with little lump forming is observed stop grinding the powder. Transfer and measure the cashew powder . The proportion of cashewnut powder to sugar should be maintained around 2:1. iii. Mix sugar and water over low flame. Once the sugar dissolves and the water starts boiling, add 2 tbsp of milk(optional) and boil for a few more seconds. iv. Now boil the sugar syrup in a pan until you get a one string consistency. Then add the cashew nut powder. Keep the flame on medium low and cook the cashew nut paste stirring continuously. If not stirred it may start charring in the bottom. To maintain the colour of the dough continuously stir during the entire process. v. It will thicken and start to leave the sides of the pan. Now place the dough in the prepared greased plate and knead thoroughly when it is warm. (Just take water on the tip of u fingers and drop the thickened cashewpaste by rolling to a ball. If it doesnt stick u may remove from flame) vi. Take a flat plate and grease it with a little ghee and spread the kaju katli dough evenly. vii. Once it cools slightly, make cuts with a sharp knife as desired. Remove the pieces only after it cools completely. For making kaju apple sweet. ix. Roll the dough into small balls (small lemon size and then press in both the surface to get a shape of apple. Rolling should be done in hot dough orelse it may tend to break. x. For colouring xi. Take 1tsp of milk and add orange/red food colour. Mix the colour. Using a chop stick try to draw lines all over the ball shaped kaju sweet and finally dress the top with cloves stick to give the look of apple.
Posted on: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 17:05:06 +0000
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