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Kaju Katli | Cashew Burfi

Posted on Feb 13th, 2014
by Sowmya Venkatachalam
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3.7 from 10 votes
Kaju Katli, a very popular Indian sweet and its a very expensive sweet too. Kaju Katli is a fudge made with powdered Cashew. We can make perfect Kaju Katli at home very easily.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Resting Time 20 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
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We usually tasted Kaju Katli | Cashew Burfi which we got from the sweet shop. But have you ever wondered if we can make Kaju Katli at home with the same level taste and texture? Trust me, it’s very easy to prepare and you can surprise your family with the home made Kaju Katli.

There are 2 ways to prepare this yummy Kaju Katli.

  1. One method is grinding the dry cashews and then preparing a sugar syrup and mix this cashew powder and prepare Katli.
  2. Other method is by soaking cashews in water for 1 hour and then grinding it to a paste, sugar is added and mixed in a low flame to get thicker dough.

Here, I have shown the first method of preparing Kaju Katli. Both the methods give the ultimate taste.

How to make Perfectly shaped and best tasting Kaju Katli ?:

  • Smooth Cashew Powder – Cashew should be powdered to smooth powder for getting perfect textured Kaju Katli. We need to carefully grind the cashews in pulse mode. The more we grind, butter gets released from cashews and the cashews become like a paste instead of powder. Also the cashews should be at room temperature before grinding. Refrigerated Cashews should be brought to room temperature before use
  • One-String Consistency : Sugar syrup should be one-string consistency. The consistency helps to speeds up the process and also ensures perfect Katli’s. If we rub a drop of sugar syrup between our fore finger and thumb, a single thread is formed (and does not break) when your forefinger and your thumb are pulled apart gently.
  • Kneading & Cooling & Rolling: Kaju Katli’s are diamond shaped and also thin in thickness than other burfi varieties.  Knead the cashew mixture and roll into 3mm thick. Cool off the rolled kaju mixture completely and then cut into pieces. Otherwise we won’t get sharp cut.
  • Use of Sharp Knife: Using sharp knife or pizza cutter ensures perfect edged Katli pieces. Hold the knife steady and make quick cuts. First we need to do vertical cuts and then diagonal to get diamond shaped Kaju Katli
  • Enhanced Flavor: We can simply use cardamom powder or rose essence to give more flavor

You may also want to try Other Barfi :

  1. Badam Burfi
  2. Mysorepak
  3. Coconut Burfi
  4. Seven Cups Cake
  5. Chocolate Khoya Burfi

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Kaju Katli | Kaju Barfi
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Kaju Katli | How to make Kaju Barfi

Course: Dessert, Sweet
Cuisine: Indian
Equipments Needed
  • Heavy Bottomed Pan
  • Mixer Grinder
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Resting Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 15 Katli
Calories: 45kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam
Kaju Katli, a very popular Indian sweet and its a very expensive sweet too. Kaju Katli is a fudge made with powdered Cashew. We can make perfect Kaju Katli at home very easily.
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Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Cashews 1 Cup - 250ml
  • ½ Cup Sugar
  • ¼ Cup Water
  • a Pinch Cardamom
  • 1 tsp Ghee

Instructions 

Preparing Cashew Powder

  • Take Cashews in a mixer jar. Grind it in pulse mode till you get smooth powder. Keep in mind that if we grind the cashews for a long time, it will start releasing the butter. We need smooth cashew powder. So pulse it till you get a smooth powder.
  • Also, if you are using refrigerated cashews, take the cashews out of the fridge and bring it to room temperature before grinding to powder.
  • Pass the cashews through a sieve to get a smooth cashew powder. If you get cashew lumps during the sieving process, grind those lumps again to get a smooth powder and pass through the sieve. This ensures smooth Cashew Powder
  • Grease a plate with ghee and set aside

Preparing Sugar Syrup

  • Take water and sugar in a pan. Bring it to boil and melt the sugar completely
  • Keep cooking the sugar syrup in low flame till you get a one-string consistency.

How to check the Consistency of Sugar Syrup

  • Take a drop of sugar syrup and rub it in between your pointer and thumb finger. The sugar syrup will be sticky and when you open the fingers it should form a string. That is the how we need to check for one-String consistency

Concoting with Cashew

  • When the one-string consistency is achieved, add the cashew powder and mix well. The cashew powder will get nicely incorporated with the sugar syrup
  • The cashew-sugar mixture will become thick started to roll without sticking to sides of pan.
  • Now is the time to add cardamom powder, ghee and give a mix and switch off the flame. The pan will be still hot and keep stirring the cashew mixture for another minute

Final Preparating

  • Take a butter paper and add the cashew mixture to the butter paper. We can add the cashew mixture directly to ghee greased plate also.
  • We first need to knead the dough nicely. But be careful as the cashew mixture would be very hot. If you have butter paper, we can easily knead the dough without getting hurt.
  • Once kneaded, add the cashew mixture to ghee greased plate and roll it to 3mm thickness. Again place a butter paper and roll it gently to smoothen the top of the rolled cashew mixture
  • Allow this rolled cashew mixture to cool off completely
  • Then using a very sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut the rolled cashew mixture to diamond shape pieces
  • The delicious Kaju Katli is now ready! Store in air-tight container and enjoy!

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Notes

  1. Cashews should be at room temperature before grinding process
  2. Grind the cashews in pulse mode to avoid butter getting released from the cashews. We need smooth and dry cashew powder
  3. One-String consistency of sugar syrup speeds up the process of getting perfect Kaju Katli
  4. Cool down the rolled kaju mixture before cutting into pieces. If the kaju mixture is warm, then the kaju pieces will not be firm but soggy

Nutritional Info

Nutrition Facts
Kaju Katli | How to make Kaju Barfi
Amount Per Serving (1 Piece)
Calories 45 Calories from Fat 18
% Daily Value*
Fat 2g3%
Carbohydrates 7g2%
Protein 1g2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Method with Step by Step Pictures:

PREPARING CASHEW POWDER

  • Grease a plate with ghee and set aside
  • Take Cashews in a mixer jar. Grind it in pulse mode till you get smooth powder. Keep in mind that if we grind the cashews for a long time, it will start releasing the butter. We need smooth cashew powder. So pulse it till you get a smooth powder. Pass the cashews through a sieve to get a smooth cashew powder. If you get cashew lumps during the sieving process, grind those lumps again to get a smooth powder and pass through the sieve. This ensures smooth Cashew Powder

PREPARING SUGAR SYRUP

  • Take water and sugar in a pan. Bring it to boil and melt the sugar completely. Keep cooking the sugar syrup in low flame till you get a one-string consistency. Take a drop of sugar syrup and rub it in between your pointer and thumb finger. The sugar syrup will be sticky and when you open the fingers it should form a string. That is the how we need to check for one-String consistency

CONCOCTING WITH CASHEW

  • When the one-string consistency is achieved, add the cashew powder and mix well. The cashew powder will get nicely incorporated with the sugar syrup
  • The cashew-sugar mixture will become thick started to roll without sticking to sides of pan.Now is the time to add cardamom powder, ghee and give a mix and switch off the flame. The pan will be still hot and keep stirring the cashew mixture for another minute

FINAL PREPARATING

  • Take a butter paper and add the cashew mixture to the butter paper. We can add the cashew mixture directly to ghee greased plate also.
  • We first need to knead the dough nicely. But be careful as the cashew mixture would be very hot. If you have butter paper, we can easily knead the dough without getting hurt.

  • Once kneaded, add the cashew mixture to ghee greased plate and roll it to 3mm thickness. Allow this rolled cashew mixture to cool off completely

  • Then using a very sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut the rolled cashew mixture to diamond shape pieces

  • The delicious Kaju Katli is now ready! Store in air-tight container and enjoy!
Kaju Katli | Cashew Burfi
Kaju Katli | Cashew Burfi

 

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8 Comments Hide Comments

arthy says:
February 14, 2014 at 2:22 am

Hi subbu ji,
Very well explained. Iam going to try tomorrow and let you know the outcome. Thanks Arthy

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Radha Balaji says:
February 14, 2014 at 1:01 pm

Just now tried now. It came out well. Thanks for the recipe.

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swetha Ram says:
March 28, 2014 at 12:26 pm

Hi sowmya ,
your way of cooking is easy and can easily grasps things while viewing your picture demo thank you keep going 🙂

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Brindha Gajendran says:
April 18, 2020 at 12:24 pm

5 stars
Didnt try this yet but had a question. Should i use raw cashews or dry roasted cashews for this recipe? Please clarify! Thanks.

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Sowmya Venkatachalam says:
April 19, 2020 at 8:39 pm

Raw cashews are used for Kaji Katli

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Brindha Gajendran says:
April 21, 2020 at 7:20 pm

Thanks!

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MLS says:
March 30, 2022 at 4:19 pm

5 stars
Hi subbu, mine is coming little sticky what to do

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Sowmya Venkatachalam says:
April 8, 2022 at 7:04 am

You need to cook the cashew paste more to get non-sticky katli.

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