badaam katli

ingredients

badaam nuts(almonds)  -1/4 kg

milk-1 cup

sugar powder- 1 1/2 cup

cardamom powder -1/4 tsp

ghee(clarified butter) - 1/4 cup

method

take 3 cups of water in a bowl and boil for 5 minutes,add badaam(almonds) to it and boil another 5 minutes.

in another bowl take 2 cup of normal water and transfer almonds into it and peel the outer layer of almonds easily.

then soak the almonds in water for an hour.

after soaking almonds,take it out and add little bit amount of milk (1/4 cup) and grind it to smooth paste.

in a kadai add 5 tsp of ghee(clarified butter) add the milk then add almond paste and mix it well on a medium flame.

after milk is completely absorb the almond mix add sugar powder and cardamom powder and mix thoroughly with out forming lumps.

after adding sugar powder the mix turns little bit thin .continuously turning it with a wooden spatula until it becomes thick and get one mass.

add extra ghee of it sticks to kadai .

after getting thick mix i.e it will looks like does not stick to kadai and getting on mass consistency.turn of the flame.and cool it down for half an hour.

after the take a butter paper of two rectangular shaped long butter sheets place it in a rectangular baking tray

at the middle of two butter sheets place the badaam katli mix and press with a chapati roller with minimum 1/2 inch thickness of katli above butter sheet.after that place the tray in a freezer for half an hour.

after half an hour take out the tray and remove the upper butter sheet and cut the badaam katli in to your favorite shapes.the gently remove the katli in to a box.if u wish add silver foil to it. enjoy the katli with your family....