Almond & Cashew Burfi

 Burfi is a diamond shaped ,one of the most popular, sweet in India. It comes in scores of different varieties and flavors. This one is very easy to make . 

Ingredients:

 Plain Cashew-                          25 nos

Khus Khus                                 2 tbsp.

Almond s                                  25 no

Milk                                           ½ -1 cup  

Cane sugar-                              2 cup

Ghee-                                       2-3 tbsp.

Crushed Cardamoms                5 no

Method: 

• Wash and soak the Almonds in warm water for one hour.
• Wash and soak the Cashews in warm water separately.
• Soak Khus Khus in hot water for one hour.
• Peel the skin from almonds and drain the water.
• Grind the almonds, cashew and Khus Khus in a blender to a smooth paste, with milk.
• Put a sugar in a nonstick pan and turn the heat on. Cook it till the sugar syrup forms 2-3 thread consistency.
• Now add the cashew and almond paste and keep stirring constantly.
• Ghee can be added slowly, while the paste is cooking.
• In about 20-25 minutes, simmer the heat and add the remaining ghee and carefully observe for consistency.
• The mixture will combine together to form a single mass and leaves edges. The color of the mixture will be pale color. Now add the ghee and stir. You can turn the heat off.
• When you cook more than this, it can turn very hard or get charred.
• Grease the plate to which the Burfi mixture has to be transferred and keep ready. Remove the mixture and spread it evenly to the plate.
• After 5 minutes, cut them into little squares, when it is still warm.
• Store it in a container.

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