Ingredients:

• Milk – 2 tbsp
• Sugar – as needed
• Any food color – a pinch
• Cardamom powder – 2 pinch
• Ghee – 1/2 tsp
• Cashew nuts – 200 g
• Badam – 50 g
• Sugar – 500 g
• Cardamom powder- 1/4 tsp

Method:

1. Soak cashew nuts and badam together in hot water for 10 minutes.
2. Blanch the almonds. Grind them in a mixie adding 2 tbsp of milk to a smooth paste.
3. Grease a plate with 1/2 tsp of ghee and keep aside.
4. Measure the paste and add sugar 1.5 times of the measured quantity.
5. Take the sugar and the paste in a non-stick pan and heat.
6. In a low flame, stir till the sugar dissolves and mix well with the paste.
7. Now add the food colour, keep stirring. After 5 minutes, add the elaichi powder and stir again for 3 minutes.
8. The mixture will be slightly thick. Now remove the pan from the heat and keep mixing it with a wooden ladle for about 3 mins till the mixture leave the sides of the pan and it becomes thick.
9. Immediately transfer the content to the greased plate and use butter paper to level the mixture.
10. Now make the desired shape, cut it with a knife. Leave it aside until it cools completely.

Recipe courtesy of Chitra