Kaju Pista Rolls | Sweet Recipes | Diwali Recipes
Author: Vindhya Desai
Recipe type: Sweet
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 25 rolls
- 1 Cup cashews
- ½ Cup sugar
- ¼ Cup water
- 1-2 Tsp milk
- ½ Cup pista
- 2 Tbsp powdered sugar
- Few drops natural green food colour (optional)
- 1-2 powdered elaichi
- Ghee to grease
- 1-2 Tsp water
- Add water and sugar to a pan and turn on heat
- Let it come to a boil
- Let it boil till it reaches one string consistency
- Powder cashews by pulsing it a few times
- Add cashew powder to sugar syrup and mix well
- On low flame keep mixing till it gathers into a lump/dough
- Turn off heat, let it cool
- To make filling, powder pista by pulsing a few times
- Add powdered sugar and mix well
- Add green food colour and powdered elaichi if preferred
- Next add 1 or 2 drops of water and make a nice dough
- Once cashew dough has cooled, knead into dough
- Add 1 or 2 Tsp milk and knead well
- Place in between 2 sheets of parchment and roll into a thin circle
- Cut the kaju sheet in half and also the pista dough in half
- Place ½ a log of pista dough
- Roll into thinner log
- Cut into small rolls and trim the edges if preferred
- Kaju pista rolls are ready
Do not over powder the kaju or pista as they release their oil
Do not over knead kaju dough, knead enough to be able to roll
Ensure sugar syrup reaches 1 string consistency before adding powdered kaju
Lastly, when making pista dough filling, make sure not to add lot of water, just add a few drops to make the dough
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/kaju-pista-rolls/
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