Pista Katli

Ingredients list for Pista Katli

• 4 1/6 cups Pistachio powder
• 1 1/3 cups Sugar
• 1 tablespoon Milk
• 2 tablespoons Liquid glucose
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Ghee
• Silver warq

Method

1. Cook the sugar with one and one third cups of water in a deep non-stick pan, stirring till the sugar dissolves. Add the milk, and when the scum rises to the top collect it with a ladle, and discard.
   Continue cooking over medium heat for twelve minutes, or till it attains a multi-string consistency.
2. Stir in the liquid glucose and ghee.
3. Remove the pan from the heat and add the pistachio powder, stirring vigorously. Knead lightly to make a soft dough.
4. Grease a ten-by-eight-inch aluminium tray and spread the dough in it. Smooth the surface with a sheet of butter paper. Gently spread the silver foil over the top and cut into 20 diamonds. Store in an airtight container when cool.

   Makes 20 pista katli/960 grams

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