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Kaju Katli recipe – Learn how easy it is to make this Indian sweet recipe at home, made for Diwali with quick video and step wise pictures.

I have tried Kaju katli two three times before and dint get it right. This time I again wanted to try and yeah, I got it right! So wanted to keep this recipe here in my blog. I referred two blogger friend’s blog this time, here  here. It tasted exactly like we get from sweet shops and loved it! I found out the mistake I did previous times, the powdering part has always been a trouble to me.
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Before this I used to grind the cashews I keep in the fridge, so while grinding, it became sticky and dint get powdered properly. This time I dint do that mistake. Also the perfect smooth effect to the sweet will be attained only when we knead the katli dough/mixture. So will keep this as my main points,the next time I make this sweet again. You may also like my Kaju strawberry.

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Kaju Katli recipe

Kaju Katli recipe - Learn how easy it is to make this Indian sweet recipe at home, made for Diwali with quick video and step wise pictures.
Course Sweets
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 14
Cup measurements

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Cashew nuts
  • ½ cup Sugar
  • ¼ cup Water
  • 1 tbsp Milk If needed
  • Ghee - Just for greasing

Instructions

  • Powder the cashews in a dry mixer. You have to be careful here, just grind it in a stretch, don’t stop in between and grind. You will be sure able to see the powder in the transparent lid, so keep grinding until you get fine powder.This will not take much time. Also never grind the cashew which is cold,taken from the fridge,grind it when it is in room temperature. When I ground 1 cup of cashews, I got more than a cup of cashew powder, but I used 1 cup,heaped(like a mountain) cashew powder. There was some 2 tblsp left for me.
  • Boil sugar with water and keep stirring. Keep little water in a small bowl and just pour few drops in the water to check the consistency. If you pour few drops, it should lay a fine thread that doesn’t gets dissolved in water immediately when you touch. Or you can also check between your fingers to see if it forms a string.
  • At this stage,lower the flame add the powdered cashew and keep stirring.Say for 3-4 minutes in low flame and your mixture gets thick, leaves sides, switch off the flame. Smear your hands with water and test by rolling a small pinch of the mixture in between ur fingers. You should be able to form a non sticky ball. This is the correct consistency.
  • Keep stirring in the pan itself with the ladle and the mixture turns more like a dough.When the mixture is still warm,take it to another clean platform/countertop and keep kneading. Mine was a bit dry, so I sprinkled some milk and kept kneading.The dough was grainy till then, but after kneading the dough really became smooth. I used gloves for kneading,so if you want u can use little ghee while kneading.
  • Roll the dough into thin layer and cut it diagonally to make pieces.You can first draw lines lightly with the knife tip and then cut into diamonds to get perfect shapes.

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Notes

  • I used milk only as my mixture was dry while kneading. If its fine then no need to add milk while kneading.
  • If you add milk while kneading,shelf life is less,so keep refrigerated.
  • Use less water to make sugar syrup to get the consistency quickly. While making sugar syrup,keep the flame in medium if you are nearing the consistency.
  • If you add cashew powder before the sugar syrup reaches the consistency, then the dough will be sticky. So the sugar syrup consistency is important.
  • While powdering,if you grind for more time,the powder sticks and gives a coarse looking powder. But that’s ok,it will be smoothed when you are kneading. But note that coarse look on result of over grinding – is different from the real coarse powder. So don’t get confused.
  • Till the end your mixture will not be that smooth,but when you knead the  mixture turns to a smooth dough. So don’t panic like me 😉

 

How to make kaju katli method:

  1. Powder the cashews in a dry mixer. You have to be careful here, just grind it in a stretch, don’t stop in between and grind. You will be sure able to see the powder in the transparent lid, so keep grinding until you get fine powder. This will not take much time. Also never grind the cashew which is cold,taken from the fridge,grind it when it is in room temperature. When I ground 1 cup of cashews, I got more than a cup of cashew powder, but I used 1 cup,heaped(like a mountain) cashew powder. There was some 2 tbsp left for me.How to make step 1
  2. Boil sugar with water and keep stirring. Keep little water in a small bowl and just pour few drops in the water to check the consistency. If you pour few drops, it should lay a fine thread that doesn’t gets dissolved in water immediately when you touch. Or you can also check between your fingers to see if it forms a string.How to make step 2
  3. At this stage, lower the flame add the powdered cashew and keep stirring. Say for 3-4 minutes in low flame and your mixture gets thick, leaves sides, switch off the flame. Smear your hands with water and test by rolling a small pinch of the mixture in between ur fingers. You should be able to form a non sticky ball. This is the correct consistency.How to make step 3
  4. Keep stirring in the pan itself with the ladle and the mixture turns more like a dough. When the mixture is still warm, take it to another clean platform/countertop and keep kneading. Mine was a bit dry, so I sprinkled some milk and kept kneading. The dough was grainy till then, but after kneading the dough really became smooth. I used gloves for kneading,so if you want u can use little ghee while kneading.consistency
  5. Roll the dough into thin layer and cut it diagonally to make pieces.You can first draw lines lightly with the knife tip and then cut into diamonds to get perfect shapes.knead,cut

Your Kaju Katli is ready now to enjoy! Just melts in our mouth!! My kid call this ‘Diamond sweet’.

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  4. Prathibha

    I love kaju katli..one of my most fav sweets…looks perfect in texture n softness.just the silver warq is missing…!!!and that is wat made this look perfect home made style katli..:)
    I hv some kaju rolls in fridge,would b happy 2 eat seeing ur kaju katli..;)

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  6. Vaanisree

    Thts an awesome recipe. yummy to look and taste. once i had tried this sweet in my microwave oven and ended up making kaju balls instead of kaju katli. Did the same mistake as u .. used the refrigerated kaajus and the dough resulted rough and sticky. But now i am cleared. thanks for sharing with tips and pics. This sweet is ofcourse one in my diwali sweet list.

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  13. Sudha Sabarish

    Hi Raji,

    Yummy yummy kaju kattly.In my child hood my mom use to prepare if regularly n can tel she's was an expert in doing this.Those days have gone now hehehe.Ur kattlly is absolutely mouthwatering.
    B/w can i have ur email id.

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  16. sangee vijay

    Kaju katli looks so perfect n same like the store bought one…very well explained that nobody can went wrong…thank you so much for your effort n I bookmarked !!!
    Thanx for your lovely comment at my space 🙂

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  19. Sharmilee! :)

    Beautiful looking kaju katlis looks awesome and u have perfected to the core…mine was not so smooth as urs..will make sure to use the tips that u have given next time I try them…I feel like grabbing a few katlis from the pics 🙂

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  24. Pavithra

    Well written post and i do exactly same way , but if I am making in large quantities I opt for microwave method which equally tastes good too… Love the first picture Raji.

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  34. Shanavi

    Looks fab Raks..I also make the same way, Thanks for ur tips ..That will help if something goes wrong during the process..Ur's look soft, moist ..GReaaat

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  38. Vidhya

    awesome Raji. My girls really love Kaju Katli. But as you said in the beginning, I used make few mistakes all the time and never get a good one:) I am bookmarking this one. Will try it pretty soon..

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  39. Nithya

    It looks so soft and delicious. Honestly its my most favorite sweet and I used to eat 4 to 5 at a go if it is from Shree Mitai. Yours look so perfect that I wish I can eat them now. Got to try this asap and enjoy 🙂

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  42. Cilantro

    Lovely looking Katlis….hmmmm looks like Diwali is too early at your place. I just can`t help drooling here. I recently got some from India so I am going to have some.

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  48. Radhika

    Ah! The first time I made this I made the same mistake of using refrigerated cashews as I store the cashews in the fridge. Amma was quick to point out my mistake and also the mistake of my adding elaichi essence. So now I can easily say I have mastered it. Clicks are cool and the notes section will be very helpful for first timers.

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  55. Anonymous

    I love kaju katlis but never knew that we can prepared this at home..too good and loved your clicks..do visit us sometime if time permits

    sukanya

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  63. Priyaram

    உங்களோட kaju katli ரொம்ப அருமை. நான் 2 முறை முயற்சி செய்து இருக்கேன். முதல் முறை முந்திரி அரைக்கும் போது பேஸ்ட் மாதிரி வந்தது. இறுதியா முடிந்ததும் அல்வா மாதிரி முடிந்தது.

    ரெண்டாவது முறை முந்திரி லைட் டா வறுத்து பவுடர் பண்ணி செய்தேன். அந்த தடவை லைட் பிரவுன் கலர் ல வந்தது.

    நீங்க செய்து இருப்பது போல் செய்து பார்க்கிறேன்.

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  68. themustardseed

    I have to try this recipe of yours. The kaju katli looks too delicious! I have been trying to make it in so many different ways but it has never come out perfect. Love you blog. Great pictures and recipes!!

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  71. RENU

    hi
    i made kaju katli today….i thought i made a mistake while putting the cashews…thank god it was right…thanks a lot for this recipe…..my husband will love this.

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  72. Mitha

    thank you raji !!!
    this is gonna be my diwali sweet.
    am sure am gona try it soon. Ur notes made it sound so easy to make..
    my little boy would definitely love it
    and I have a big bag of cashew nuts in my fridge.
    i shall make it and update u for sure !!!

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  76. Viji

    Hi,

    I am new to your blog and all your recipies with pictures are mouthwatering. I am a beginner in cooking, and I tried some of your recipies which turned out great.But when I made Kaju kathli,the final thing was not a dough but it was very dry mixture..what was wrong,pls help me to make perfect kaju kathli like yours…Thanks raks

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  77. RAKS KITCHEN

    Hi Viji,

    May be you stirred for bit more time or you did in higher heat.Another possibility is the sugar syrup consistency. But as I have mentioned in the post, dont worry if its dry. Next time immediately sprinkle some milk and knead well. It will work.

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  78. bhakti

    I made exactly as per your instructions and I have to admit that Kaju Katli was awesome..I used Varak on them and the final result was outstanding..thanks!!

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  80. cauvery

    I tried it but failed . I realised it when i ground cashews….it became a paste. I continued with the steps and made some changes. I added milk powder to the sticky paste and set it to harden. Believe me…..kids loved it! 🙂

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  81. sangee vijay

    Hi Raks
    I tried this Kaju Katli today, followed each line of your recipe and came out perfectly…tasted so yummy than the store bought…thank you thank you so much for your detailed recipe..i tried 3-4 times before everytime i went wrong with the sugar syrup or with the powder now your recipe helped me a lot n got perfect. My H and kids liked it a lot, only thing is i couldn't make perfect diamond cut like yours 🙁 should learn cutting also if u would have showed that i will be 100% right 🙂
    Thank you so much and appreciate your great effort!

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  82. Sharanya

    i could nt need the dough as it was very hot… i allowed it to cool then it became crumbles…. i added some milk (about 4 spoons) and rolled them and named them as kaju rolls…. may be i failed with the consistency..will try again…

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  83. sasha

    hi raks!!!… this is the second time i doing this recipe. first time it came as halwa… 😛 but after reading the step by step picture illustration of ur blog it has really come out very well… 🙂 🙂 thnks a ton!!!… i didn't make it into diamond shapes rather made it as hearts <3 with ma cookie cutter… it luks n taste awesome… i am very happy that now i know how to make my fav sweet… 🙂

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  88. maddy

    I tried ur recipe. I must say u have some amazing recipes here. When I started making the dough it was too hot and dry, I tried adding milk but it never became soft. Don't know what went wrong.

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  103. Jo

    I couldn't get this to work. Very dry and grainy at the end. I tried to kneed it like described, and added milk to make smooth, but it never held together like a dough.

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  104. Haseena Band"

    yummy yummu yummy….. i cnt believe i cud actually make ma fav sweet myself, so easy and fast to make too.. only thing is that i have to use all my will power not to finish it all myself. have to leave atleast a piece for my hubby to prove i made it, thanku sooo much 🙂 love u

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  105. Haseena Band"

    It has become a ritual everyday to go through you blog, great job! when i read how simple it is to make my fav sweet, i had to try it at once and it came out nice. now the hard part is to leave some for my hubby, have to use all my will power 🙂 i plan to tell him that i bought it. 🙂 thanku sooo much 🙂

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  106. Indie

    Hi,

    I tried this recipe out. It worked perfectly- delicious Kaju Katli which is being served to all guests for Dasara.Thank you so much. You do a great job with your blog, please keep it going, and I will be back for more.

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  108. GeethuSathiyaN

    Hi planning to do katli for tis diwali,i hav few doubts,how it wud turn out if i use soaked cashew(drain n grind later)??wen i did tis last time,it turned out to halwa,so i jus wanna clear my doubts…

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  109. GeethuSathiyaN

    Hi Raji,i'm planning to do tis for diwali..as i hav done tis b4 and ended up with kaju halwa,i keep getting more doubts!!can i soak the cashews in milk/water before grinding??how to avoid the katlis bcming hard/powdered,i mean wat if i over cook it??pls clear my doubts..

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  111. shilps

    I too tried this reciepe…but failed…the taste wise good but i could feel the sugar crunches inbetween and when i asked my mom…she says i might have added very little water to sugar to dissolve…is it true or wat is the cause…pls advice..

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  112. shilps

    I too tried this reciepe…but failed…the taste wise good but i could feel the sugar crunches inbetween and when i asked my mom…she says i might have added very little water to sugar to dissolve…is it true or wat is the cause…pls advice..

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  113. RAKS KITCHEN

    Your mom might be right, also if the syrup passes the above mentioned stage, that could happen.Even if this happens next time, adding milk and knead again for sometime, it will go off.

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  115. Home

    Hi,
    your recipe was wonderful. I tried it once and got really GOOD Khatli's.
    This one is now my family's diwali's standard sweet. Thanks for the recipe and photos.
    Happy diwali to you and your family 🙂

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  127. manasa

    Thanks a lot Raks….I am a beginner to cooking and when I followed all your steps, it turned out perfect ..the same shop taste and texture …my hubby loved it !!!! Thanks a ton!!!! You made my day 🙂

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  128. sukanya Ram

    Hi Raks…I just love your blog…recently i got a chance to look at ur blog which is just amazing.. the first thing i tried is kaju kathli for diwali which came out really well.. comparing my first try.
    From them i started checking ur blog even for daily cooking.. Its just amazing to know the secret tips for a nice cooking.

    Your blog for Beginners is a cake walk, and for the learners is motivation to cook more, and finally for the experts just helps them to groom themselves as a perfectionist…

    And really love the way your descriptions for each and every recipes…

    Thanks a lot for blogging

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  136. mayur karkera

    Hey I tried out this recipe and it came out just perfect 🙂 thanks a lot…
    Actually for the first time I just kept it on flame for a bit longer time but then I added back sum water and then carefully followed the same steps as before and it came out just amazing! I was jus too lucky to not have lost the taste or quality even then :):):)

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  137. sushmita

    Hi,

    I tried making cashew katlis for the first time and your recipe turned out so well that its a superhit in my family. The instructions are very clear and does not let us go wrong at all! thanks for sharing it 🙂

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  143. SantoshICWAI

    HI,

    This recipe is so simple and easy to make. Also it saves almost half the amount compared to store price. I tried with taking half the quantity you have mentioned, it was very soft and delicious.
    Thanks

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  146. Unknown

    Hi Raks,

    I tried this and was super awesome…!!!!!!!!
    Thanks a lotttt..!!!!
    I am a working woman…please post some evening sabzi recipes…!!!

    Regards,
    Bhavini

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  149. Padmashree Prasad

    I tried this today and Wowwwwwwwwwww………. It came out perfectly…. I put it in a sweet box and everyone believed that I had got it from the sweet shop 🙂 🙂 🙂 So happy…..Thanks a ton Raks….. Fantastic……..!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy Diwali…………

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  150. Chithra

    I tried it yesterday, it came out super good! One question though… Is it ok to allow the mixture to cool down before kneading? And will it come out nice if I used warm water instead of milk if necessary… Pls let me know as I am planning to make large qty tomorrow. Thanks raji, well done.

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  153. Chithra

    Hi raji, thanks for your prompt response. I asked if I can use WATER instead of milk if I needed, to make the dough smooth. That way, the shelf life will be more, I thought. Let me know pls. Thanks dear.

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  161. Sindhu

    Thanks! Wonder why I did not get this recipe before!? It is simple and easy. Just took me around 30 min from start to cutting the diamonds! I think this will be the first recipe where preparation time : consumption time ratio will be justified! 🙂

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  171. Ranju19

    Hello Raks, Thanks very much for posting all the wonderful recipes. Pls clarify one of my doubt. Cooking time after adding Kaju's is only 3-4 mins as mentioned in the recipe..is it ?

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  173. Priya G

    Hi Raks!! I have been following your blog for sometime, your recipes and presentation are awesome. If I need any recipe, i can blindly follow your instructions as all your recipes which I have tried are fool proof and perfect in taste as well. I really admire your hard work.
    I have tried your Kaju Katli for Diwali the taste was divine and I was showered with compliments,
    Thanks Raks!!

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  175. deeptha krishna

    HI raji,

    I tried this today.. It was a big hit at home… ur pics are awesome and I am the fan of ur pics, perfection and presentation. Many recipes from ur blogs have come out well…… ur blog has transformed many complicated recipes much easier…

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  178. Prachi Apte

    Hi Raks! Nice recipe and time saving also. I also make Kaju Katli but in different way. I soak kaju first for 3/4 hrs, then after removing water totally I grind it with sugar until getting it in smooth form. Now this paste is ready to cook, it has to be stirred till the paste leave the pan and form in a dough. Now after kneading you can spread it & cut it as usual.
    Sorry for daring to put my recipe here but I just want to share with you

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  181. Riaraj

    Hi raks I tried the recipe Tday and it came out so yum.. But everytime I grind cashew powder am not getting it dry fine powder. Kind of coarse in texture and binding together,almost like dough? Wat I might doing wrong in it?

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  187. Suganthi

    Hi, today i tried your recipe. Came out perfect. Neatly explained all minute details. My son who is six years old, loved it. Thanks

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