Kaju Katli

Kaju katli

Kaju Katli
Place of origin	India
Main ingredients	Cashew nuts, sugar, ghee
Variations	Kesri pedha, barfi, pista barfi

Kaju katli (literally "cashew slice"), also known as kaju Katari or kaju barfi, is an Indian dessert similar to a barfi. Kaju means cashew nut in Hindi. Barfi is often but not always, made by thickening milk with sugar and other ingredients (dry fruits and mild spices). Kesar kaju katli is a kaju barfi recipe that includes saffron. The kesar version of this sweet dish is considered to be more exotic and rich.

The dish is prepared with cashew nuts soaked in water for a considerable period of time (usually overnight), which are then ground to a paste. Sugar solution is boiled down to a single thread syrup and is added to the ground cashews. Ghee, saffron (kesar), and dried fruits may also be added. The paste is then spread and flattened in a shallow, flat-bottomed dish and cut into bite-sized diamond-shaped pieces. The pieces are usually decorated with edible silver foil. The finished sweet is usually white or yellow in color depending on the ingredients used for the paste and the proportions of each used. Katli is traditionally eaten during Diwali.

Kaju katli can also be prepared by replacing the sugar syrup with crystallised sugar and heating the entire dough instead of the sugar-water syrup.

Due to its popularity in India, Bikaner, SweetDabba and similar vendors, have also made a sugar free version of this sweet.

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