Cashewnuts (Kajju) Ki Barfi

Ingredients:

  • Cashewnuts - 300 gms. (finely ground)
  • Milk - 500 ml.
  • Sugar - 1 cups
  • Khoya - 250 gms.
  • Coconut - 1 (grated)
  • Almonds (Badam) and pistachios - 10 gms. each (chopped)
  • Ghee or oil - 1 cup
  • Cardamoms - 2 (ground)
  • Few strands of saffron
  • Pinch of nutmeg
  • Silver varak (paper)

Directions:

  • Pass the cashewnut powder through a fine sieve, then fry in oil for a couple of mins. and keep aside.
  • Add khoya to cold milk.
  • Separately, add the nutmeg with a little milk and keep aside.
  • Fry the coconut in oil till it turns a light brown.
  • In a heavy bottomed vessel, boil the milk and add the sugar.
  • Stir till it dissolves, then add cardamom, saffron and nutmeg.
  • Add the khoya, cashewnut pwd, grated coconut to the milk mixture and stir thoroughly.
  • Continue cooking on a low flame, stirring constantly.
  • When the mixture leaves the side of the vessel, remove and spoon contents into a greased thali.
  • Smoothen with the back of a flat spoon.
  • Garnish with varak, almonds and pistachios.
  • Cut into diamond shaped pieces and serve.

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