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Kaju Barfi (Indian Cashew Milk Confection)

Kaju Barfi (Indian Cashew Milk Confection)
DessertsIndian⏱ 45 minServes 4EasyGluten-freeEgg-freeVegetarian
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Ingredients

  • ¾ cup water
  • Sugar
  • Ghee
  • Cashew nut powder
  • Edible silver leaf/foil

Method

  1. Combine the sugar and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil.
  2. Add saffron to the solution and cook it till it forms a syrup of three-thread consistency.
  3. Melt the ghee, and mix this into the syrup.
  4. Add cashew nut powder and mix it thoroughly.
  5. Allow it to cool slightly.
  6. Knead the mixture well, and roll it into a rectangle 0.5 cm thick.
  7. Lay the silver foil over the rectangle. Cut it into diamond shapes of approximately 1.5-inch length.

Recipe source: Wikibooks Cookbook · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikibooks contributors (history) · Wiki markup removed and reformatted
Photo: Kaju barfi - 1 by Ashok Kumar P S (CC BY-SA 4.0) · source