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Kaju Barfi (Indian Cashew Milk Confection)

Kaju Barfi is an Indian sweet made with cashew nuts.

Ingredients

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

Instructions

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