Sweet Diamonds - Kaju Katli

Amidst the many compromises one makes while living in a foreign country, missing out on Indian sweets and street food is surely part of the bargain. So invariably whenever anyone was coming from India, getting a packet of kaju katli is the ticket to our house, which was easy when we were in Dubai. But having shifted to Bahrain, such visits are not so frequent. So my stock is not so easily replenished. That's when I thought of trying to make them myself. Not an easy task, keeping in mind how bad I am with Indian sweets. Some times baking a cookie seems easier to me than making gulabjamuns.
What surprised me was how easy this sweet is. Simply grind the cashews, make a sugar syrup. Put the cashew powder in syrup till it absorbs. Place it on a greased tray and let it cool slightly. Then just cut in diamond shape. That's it. The only glitch came when my grinder stopped working at the nick of the time. And I had to resort to the chopper for this job. So you can very see the cashews are still granular than powdered. Nevertheless, it still tasted good.

Kaju Katli Recipe

Ingredients:

Cashews - 1 cup

Sugar - 1/2 cup

Water - 1/4 cup

Rose Essence - 1/4 tsp (Optional)

Cardamom Powder - 1/2 tsp

Method:

Powder the cashews in a coffee grinder. Grease a tray and set aside
Make a sugar syrup by adding sugar to hot water. Add rose essence and let it simmer for few minutes till you get a syrup consistency
Remove syrup from gas and add the cashew powder and cardamom powder. Mix well so that all syrup is soaked in
Now spread this mix on the greased tray to 1/4 inch thickness
Let it cool slightly. Then cut in diamond or any other desired shape
Cover with silver wak, if you have it ( I didn't)

And this goes as my entry to Drive me Nuts. Have you sent yours?

7 comments: Leave Your Comments

aipiMay 18, 2011 at 6:20 PM

An all time classic ~ beautifully recreated!
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Priya (Yallapantula) MitharwalMay 18, 2011 at 6:44 PM

yum, love them :)
Taste JunctionMay 18, 2011 at 9:44 PM

Thanx Aipi & Priya. Hope you are ready to send in your entries for the event!!
SatrupaMay 18, 2011 at 11:21 PM

Oh my all time fav !! Wish I was somewhere close by to barge into your kitchen. And talking about the addiction part .... yah it's true. I am so obsessed with my blog :) You are doing a wonderful job gurl. Keep the spirits high !!

Hugs,
Satrupa
PriyaMay 18, 2011 at 11:33 PM

Very addictive and delicious kaju katli..my fav..
JayMay 19, 2011 at 7:53 PM

wow..I adore this..! looks mouthwatering n tasty..
first time here..love your space..nice presentation.
Am your new follower now..:)
do stop by mine sometime..

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ArchanaNovember 16, 2011 at 5:27 PM

this is some thing i need to try.
Hosting an event which I am calling Back to our Roots Also hosting for Nov’11 Veggie Food for the Month_Raw Banana. Please do send me your entries.