Today is World Food Day and Diwali is also upon us. What better way to celebrate both making delightful Cashew-nut Barfi at home bound to be a big hit with family and friends, so why not try it out and let the compliments keep coming.
Ingredients:
• 500 gms. cashew nuts (you can buy the broken variety, they are cheaper)
• 225 gms. sugar
• 8-10 cardamoms – deseeded and powdered
• 1 cup water
• ½ cup milk
• ¾ tbsp. pure ghee
• 8-10 almonds and pistas each – finely chopped
Procedure:
Grind cashew nuts in a mixer to a powder. Please be careful not to over grind, as oil will start to come out. Grease a large round steel plate / thali and keep aside. Place a thick-bottomed / non-stick kadai on the flame. Put sugar and water and heat. As soon as the sugar dissolves, put in the milk, reduce flame and boil. In a minute or two you will have a frothy layer on the top with some dirt particles. Remove the frothy layer with a sieve and let the sugar syrup boil on low flame till it is sticky and of One String consistency. Now put in the ground cashew nuts, cardamom powder and pure ghee. Mix well for a couple of seconds and put off the flame.
Immediately remove mixture on a greased thali. Pat with hand to flatten and make a circle of 1 cm. thickness. Sprinkle chopped almonds and pistas and press with hand. Allow to cool. Cut into diamond shaped pieces and serve.
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