Kaju Burfi
Author: Jay Ahmed
Recipe type: Dessert
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Serves: 20
- 300g ground Cashew nuts
- 200g Sugar
- 600ml Milk
- 200g Ghee
- 1tsp Cardamom power
- Pinch of Nutmeg
- 3 strands of Saffron
- 50g grated Coconut
- 10g chopped Pistachios
- Soak the cashew nuts in water for 15 minutes.
- Blend the cashew nuts finely in a blender on high together with the sugar and the milk.
- Heat up the ghee in a large pan.
- Add the cardamom power, nutmeg, saffron and grated coconut. Let cook on a low flame for 1 minute, stirring.
- Add in the cashew mix from the blender.
- Lower the flame and stir. It should become quite thick.
- Keep stirring until it thickens to the point that it is all in the centre of the pan.
- Remove from heat and put in a greased dish.
- Spread it out flat with a spatula.
- Let it set for 20 minutes.
- Cut into squares or rectangles, garnish with chopped pistachios and serve.
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