Kaju or cashews are a favorite in our house. Specially the li'l one's "favorite nut in the whole wide world", as she says. And the only sweet she'll eat is Kaju Katli - the diamond shaped dessert made from cashews. I looked up many recipes but none seemed easy. Then one day my good friend told me about this recipe. I found it at priyaseasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com and want to say thanks to Priya for this recipe. Now I can make it whenever my daughter feels like eating kaju katli. And that too in a matter of minutes. So here goes.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup cashew powder
1/2 cup almond powder
1/2 cup milk powder
3/4 cup sugar (or castor sugar if you have some on hand)
2 tsp water
Garnish:
Star sprinkles or,
Raisins or,
Pistachios.
Put all the dry ingredients in a microwave safe bowl. Mix well with a spatula. Then put the 2 tsps of water and mix well again. Now microwave for 2 minutes ( adjust the time based on the microwave wattage). Stir a couple of times during that time. Now let it cool down. The mixture resembles chapathi dough and you can shape them as you desire. Garnish with the sprinkles or any of the other garnishes you might have available. Enjoy homemade kaju pedha.
Tips
#1 - Do not heat for more than 2 minutes or the mixture turns out dry.
#2 - You can make your own cashew and almond powders by pulsing the nuts, seperately, in a food processor. The powder need not be super fine. It resembles coarse semolina.
#3 - You can use all cashew or almonds instead of half and half. Make sure the almonds are blanched and peeled.
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