Cashew Chikki Recipe (Cashew Nut Chikki)

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups cashew nut (kaju) halves

Steps

1. To make cashew chikki, heat an aluminium kadhai on a high flame.
2. Add the sugar and cook on a high flame for 3 minutes, while stirring continuously using a perforated spoon.
3. Lower the flame to medium and cook again for 1 minute, while stirring continuously using the perforated spoon.
4. Lower the flame to slow and cook again for 30 seconds using a perforated spoon.
5. Remove the kadhai from the flame, add the cashewnuts and mix well.
6. Pour the mixture on a greased platform and while hot turn it upside down twice with help of a flat ladle.
7. Pat it evenly on all the sides with greased hands to flatten the mixture.
8. Roll the mixture into a 275 mm. (11”) diameter circle using a greased rolling pin. While doing so, frequently turn the rolled mixture upside down and changing the sides using a flat ladle while scrapping to avoid the mixture sticking to the platform.
9. Immediately cut it into 30 equal sized square pieces using a sharp knife and keep aside to cool for 15 minutes.
10. Break the cashew chikki into pieces and again keep aside to cool completely for 15 minutes.
11. Serve the cashew chikki or immediately pack in an air-tight container.
12. Before you start making the cashew chikki, keep the platform and rolling pin greased.
13. Also keep the required tools like perforated ladle, flat ladle and knife handy. Even a slight delay in mixing or rolling the mixture might make the cashew chikki hard or chewy, so be well prepared with all requirem