This post is for the sweet-lovers ๐ And this is seriously simple. If I can make it, then ANYBODY can!!
What to keep ready:
– 1 cup cashews
– 1/2 cup sugar
– 1/4 cup water
(That’s it!! Can you believe it?!! :shock:)
How to make this thingy:
– Grind the sugar (10 secs or so, to turn it into a fine powder)
– Boil the water, add the sugar, let it simmer a while (5 mins or under)
– Grind the cashews (ditto), add to the simmering sugar syrup thing
– Let it thicken, no lumps, until the mixture turns dry ๐ Don’t let it get burnt though.
How to test if its ready: In about 6 – 8 mins or so, if you take out a drop (don’t you DARE touch it by hand, or you won’t forget me or this blog in a long long time!!) of the mixture and leave it outside, it should ideally become hard. That means your mixture is ready.
– Pour it onto butter paper and wait till it cools a little (5-10 mins). Trust me, you don’t want to even touch it at this temperature!! ๐
– Knead it well into a ball (for about 2 mins) – roll out into a circle (I kneaded it using butter paper, as the mixture was way too hot for me to handle, and I couldn’t wait that long for it to cool ๐ )
– Once fully cooled, cut into diamonds ๐ That is my favourite part ๐ I remember my Paati making Beda (Jeera Para) this way. Its very therapeutic, actually!!
FINITO ๐
End to end, this should take less than half hour or so. Not bad, huh?
Firsttt!
Luvvvvv ur header ๐ Lemme go check out the recipe nw ๐
One of the very fewwww sweets that I like. Must try this one soon ๐ Thank u Pal ๐ ๐
Hw many remaining @ home ๐ ๐
Me too! I love your header too, Pals!
Thanks, girls. The 20-20 theme has about 6 gorgeous headers, and this is one of them ๐
LOL ya I just checked out ๐
Sigh! I asked u something Pal ๐
Oh sorry, I saw that question and forgot to reply.. and the answer is: None!!!!! It got polished off in just two days, Swar! Got to make more this weekend!
He he ๐ Okie, I will postpone my trip to this weekend then ๐
Err hs the post changed from when I read it last ๐
Wow! That sounds super easy! I so want to try it out ๐ Will make husband really happy if this turns put well ๐ Can’t wait to try it out.
Oooh, sounds like someone’s all set to impress the hujband ๐
Ahoo ahoo ๐
Nanha Munna raahi types Bacha aayega bahut impress hogaya patidev tho ๐
Wow! That sounds very very interesting! Never knew that Kaju Katli could be made at home in a jiffy!! ๐
Will try it sometime!! ๐
Do try, Shilpa, and let me know how it turned out. Thanks!!
Yeah…its damn simple Pals…knew abt this from my Sil…she makes it so yummy….now, that YOU have told this, I am going to book mark this and make it for the upcoming Navarathri season !!!! ๐ Header pic super. ๐
Cool, sounds great!!! And when are you going to put up your Rum Cake recipe ๐
So many recipes piling up to be published… ๐ I’ll let u drool over the cake for some more time… ๐ ๐
He he, wicked wicked Ums ๐
Will email my address. Please send them over, the diamonds and all:) It looks nice, and can imagine how it tastes.. (droool..) I tried this a couple of years back. Just that it ended up being kaju halwa! We licked up the till the last bit:)
LOL!! How cute ๐
Wow..that does sound easy..so much so that you make me want to try to make them..and I never am big on making sweets..am too scared.. ๐
That sounds awesome, Nam. Hope you do make it. Its seriously easy, believe me ๐
less than an hour, eh? I bet you shouldve taken a lot more time in getting this post published with all those snaps ! ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐
Sooo funny.. silly boy!!!
silly or billy…but true, na? ๐ ๐ ๐
Hmm, in retrospect, I think it would have all been done in less than 30 mins if I didn’t have to take all those pics.. and add to that an icky phone at the end of it… ๐
hi Pal , looks great and easy .
I am looking out for snack recipes .
Can’t tell the kids mummy is too lazy to go to the kitchen ๐
LOL, I can guarantee you, you’re not going to find a lazier Mummy than me!! So this is certainly an easy recipe!
Your header looks like embroidery!
So ‘easy to make’ recipe and no ghee! Will try it this deepawali, thank you, Pallavi!
Thanks, Sandhya. The header is from WordPress only. One of the pictures for this 20-20 theme. And yeah, the recipe does not necessitate ghee. You can add some if you like, though ๐ I intentionally omitted the ghee part.
In my case,
Attempt 1 – disaster – was kaju powder
Attempt 2 – as good as store bought!!!
Attempt 3 – disaster – it turned into a stone(that helped in hitting those who made fun of it :P)
Attempt 4 – {giving you my besssht smile, trying to take the short route and convince you to just give a few of those beauties to me ๐ :D}
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ROFL!!! But you actually tried 4 times? That calls for a treat in itself!! Well done, girl. Send me your address so I can courier some sweets to you ๐
Okie me sending too ๐
Send it to the two ‘thi’s here ๐
When you get Pal’s parcel, don’t forget to send me your Attempt 3 ones…I need them to break some people’s intelligent brains ๐ก
ROFL!!!!
sounds easy…will have to try it sometime…this is one of my fav sweets…
and the header is beautiful!
Thanks a ton, Tixaty. I do hope you try it, and let me know ๐
wow are u serious this easy?
its ojas favorite sweet must try it soon
Praameese ๐ Please try and tell!
Less than half an hour??? Thats it??? ๐ฏ
Damn! Now I gotta try this when I head to my parents’ place…no mixie/grinder at my place!!! ๐ ๐
Seriously, Ashwathy!!! Try it and let me know.
Am already drooling at it!! This is the only sweet i eat! On given time, I can finish upto 1 kg of them ๐ ๐
I simply love the kaju katli of Sree Mithai in Chennai!!
Now you have to send me parcel!!
Oh no!! Please don’t expect a Sree Mithai taste from the home-made thingy ๐ ๐
Damn it’s that easy and they charge half of Bill Gates Salary for a pound of it here??? ๐ก Will make it and go feed my Indian Mithai Wala….hmmmpf!! ๐ฟ
It’s my son’s favourite favourite sweet in the entire world ๐ He will be one happy little man if I make this.
You’re not going to believe this, Saks, but this is my kiddo’s favourite too, and its damn expensive in the sweet shops… so much cheaper to buy a pkt of cashews, and make the stuff whenever you want!!
Yum. I should try this! I have a sudden craving for kaju katli now!
Wow that does sound easy…on a seperate note though I thought this was going to be one of the funny posts on cooking (like you have done before), and read it all the way through and then read it all over again, till I realised this was a serious receipie post ๐
LOL! Actually Supps, I wanted to add in some funny moments, like the bits where the darn mixture got burnt and had to be scraped off… then decided to keep this a serious post instead, for a change ๐
Don’t have a single sweet tooth ๐ Neither does the husband. Or the father, mother or brother ๐
And the in-laws are diabetic.
No one to impress. Sigh!
Excellent!!! Infact, Priya, I don’t have a sweet tooth at all, but the boys here have a massive sweet tooth, AND Indian sweets are damn expensive here… so making it at home is a better option ๐
This ain’t my favourite sweet, but what a simple recipe! Had not realized, kaju katli was so easy to make. Nice to do it for guests, I think. Won’t take time, and lots of credit points. ๐
Yeah, Banno, this is really simple, and if you can manage the silver foil thingy for the top, then it would even look awesome!
Nice one even I being a Man can do it he hehehe ๐
Ejjakataly, Bikram!!! now you try it and let me know how it turned out, Ok?
recipe for my most fav sweet? thanks Pallavi ๐ Will definitely try to make it once ๐
Please do Avada ๐ Would love to know if it worked ๐
Yummy! Definitely going to have to try this one out…love it to bits and didn’t realise it was so simple!
Ditto, PB. I didn’t know it was this easy either, until I tried it out!!! Ensoy!!
This simple??? I cannot beileve it..Need to try…
Seriously simple, S, do try ๐
Oh..its this simple. I should try. Btw what are those round things on the plate below the kaju katli..designs on the plate? :-O
LOL, yeah thats the dejaine ๐
u end the post with a “not bad, huh”… its well beyond “not bad”… its too good !!! i bow to u ya… u can make stuff like this! give me the precise-est recipes and watch me mess them up..especially if they involve sugar cookery!
Mandy, I think the problem is where the recipe is ‘too’ precise. One , it psyches us out!! And two, it doesn’t turn out properly anyway ๐ Do try this!
Looks great! Normally I would need my arms to be twisted to make any kind of sweet…but this one makes me want to try it out.
Please do, Shweta. And welcome to my blog ๐
ha ha ha… when I have seen the title I thought that you will a tip that run to nearest sweet shop and buy it.. ๐ ๐
But you fooled me Pals ๐ฆ
Brilliant idea, Kanagu. Next time ๐
LOL nice tip Kanagu ๐ Give it to ur wife in future or even better u run and get it for her ๐ ๐
That simple, huh! I never knew.. I am a huge fan of kaju katri’s and now thanks to you, I might actually be able to make them ๐
Do try, Piyu!! And welcome to my blog ๐
nice… I didnt know it was this easy to make Pallu!
I’m so scared of making sweets… sigh! Need to step out of the comfort zone of payasams and Jamoon and experiment here as well!
nice header and theme! me liked! ๐
LOL @ jamoons being in the ‘comfort zone’. I’m far from there. Nice header no Pix? Its from WP ๐
So simple? I really used to think its a lot of hard work to get these mouth watering tastes!
Told ya, seriously simple ๐
sadly I don’t like Kaju Katli ๐
I don’t either.. but I don’t mind a bite once in a while ๐
It is that that that simple !!!!!!!!!!!!!! is that the recipe are you sure ???? !!!!!!!!!!!!!
99% sure!!! Try it and see no? Sultan Bhai? LOL!!! Good one ๐
Dudette…. this is the one sweet I love devouring !!!! My style is to pile up 4 Kaju Katli’s on top of each other and then Gobble in two bites !!!!!!!!! in true Hitchy Style !!!!!!!!
*BURP*
Wow, and what happens after u devour all that???
You are Hetal’s new enemy !!!!!! ๐
hainnnn?? Why so? I’m always her ally only ๐
She now has to make this… !!! this is so friggin easy !!!!
Oh Mister, this so easy you yourself can make it and stun them all ๐
This does sound easy, Pals. Will try making it for sure ๐
Excellent, now I have to see your pics ๐
Pals, I tried – and I botched it up ๐ฆ I think I measured the amount of water wrong – it has become Kaju halwa instead ๐ฆ *boo hoo* Trust me to botch up a recipe this simple too ๐ฆ
Oh no…. but try again, Smitha, its not too hard, really. Or perhaps, next time, you can add the water in parts. But hey, did the Halwa taste good ? ๐
God save Poohi !!!!!