Cashew Fudge or Kaju Katli - A Melt-in-Mouth Indian Sweet

Indian festivals and sweets are synonyms to each other. Festivals in India are not complete without a plateful of colourful sweets. These Cashew Fudge or Kaju Katli as called in Hindi is one of my favorite sweets and is a permanent feature in my house during all festivals. 

                                 
There are many ways & recipes to make these cashew fudge, you can make it using cashew powder and sugar syrup or soak the nuts and make it. I like the later method and soak the nuts in milk before making the fudge.

Ingredients;

• Cashew nuts 250 gms
• Powder Sugar 200 gms or a little less
• 1 tsp. cardamom powder
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 tbsp. clarified butter/ghee

Method; Wash and soak the cashew nuts in milk for about an hour. Drain the milk and grind the soaked cashew in a grinder to a fine powder. Add powder sugar and cardamom powder in the ground cashew nut and mix well.
Heat a heavy bottom wok and add 1 tbsp of ghee. Add the above cahew nut mix and keep stirring for about 10 minutes on medium heat mix till it makes a solid ball.
Take the dough out on a flat surface and cool it a little.
Flatten the dough using a rolling pin into a thin sheet. Use a butter paper to roll the dough if it is sticky.

Cut into diamonds and decorate with silver paper. Stays good for 10-15 days.
Notes;

1. You can make the fudge with other nuts such as Pistachios and walnuts using the same method.
2. If the dough is sticky to roll heat it for a little more time.
3. And if the dough becomes too hard, add a few drops of milk and roll it.
4. I have used edible silver paper here.
5. I add a little less sugar than mentioned, as sugar mars the taste of cashew and I prefer less sugar in my sweets. 

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