Kaju Kesar Burfi

Ingredients list for Kaju Kesar Burfi

• 4 cups Cashewnut powder
• a few threads Saffron (kesar)
• 2 cups Sugar
• 1 tablespoon Milk
• 1 tablespoon Liquid glucose
• 1/4 teaspoon Liquid yellow food colour
• 1/4 teaspoon Liquid orange food colour
• 1 teaspoon Ghee
• 2-3 sheet Silver warq

Method

1. Cook two cups of water with the sugar in a deep non-stick pan, stirring till the sugar dissolves. Add the milk and collect the scum which rises to the surface with a ladle, and discard. Cook till the syrup attains multi-string or hard-ball consistency
2. Take the pan off the heat, add the cashew nut powder and mix well. Add the liquid glucose and mix well.
3. Add the saffron and the food colours, and continue to mix till the mixture is smooth and pliable.
4. Transfer the mixture onto a flat surface and spread to cool a bit. Knead with the heel of your hands.
5. Grease a table top with ghee and roll out the mixture to about half a centimetre thickness, taking care that the same thickness is maintained throughout.
6. Rub the surface with butter paper. Decorate with silver foil, cut into diamonds and serve.

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