Easy Kaju Katli
Kaju Katli, a traditional Indian dessert that uses cashew flour and ghee to make a soft, tasty fudge like treat. With a long shelf life, you can enjoy kaju katli for quite a while, at least if you and your family don’t devour it first! Chances are good, once you make it, you will need to make a new batch soon after!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 12 min
- Yield
- 30 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- sugar ¾ cup
- water ¼ cup
- ghee 1 tbsp
- ground cashew flour or almond flour 2 cups
- Edible silver leaves.
Instructions
- 1
First, add the sugar and water to the inner pot and mix well.
- 2
Next, close the lid, seal the vent and pressure cook for 10 minutes at high pressure followed. Once it is done, do a quick release of pressure.
- 3
When the pressure is released, open the lid of the Instant Pot and then add ghee and almond or cashew flour. Once added, stir the ingredients together until it forms a thick paste and starts leaving the sides. If it still looks runny saute for an additional 2 minutes.
- 4
After 2 minutes, pour or scoop out the thick paste from the pot onto a silicone mat or greased thali.
- 5
Using a spatula, spread it evenly until it is about ¼ of an inch thick.
- 6
Next, place parchment paper on the dough and roll with a rolling dough to make it even.
- 7
Once even, garnish with a spread of edible silver leaves covering the entire area.
- 8
Finally, give it about 10 minutes to set and use a pizza cutter or knife to cut the fudge into diamond shaped pieces.