Fathers Day Special Cashew Caramel Burfi - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups cashews
2 1/2 cups sugar, powdered
1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
2 tablespoons ghee

Preparation

Soak the cashewnuts in water for 2 hours.
Grind to a fine paste.
Keep aside.
Powder the sugar in a mixer.
In a heavy-base pan, pour 1 1/2 tbsp ghee and then the cashewnut paste along with 2 cups of powdered sugar.
Keep on mixing for about 10 minutes till the paste and sugar make a solid lump.
Add the cardamom powder and the rest of the ghee.
Mix again.
In the meantime, in another pan, put half cup of powdered sugar and fry for 2-3 minutes till it gets caramelised i.e the sugar will turn brownish.
Add this caramelised sugar to the cashew burfi paste.
Mix for 2 minutes.
Pour the done paste into a greased plate.
Cut into equal sized pieces.
Allow to set and cool completely.
Serve once set and cooled down OR store in airtight containers in the refrigerator.
This keeps for about 2 weeks.