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kaju strawberry recipe
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Kaju strawberry recipe | how to make kaju strawberry

Kaju strawberry, smooth, delicious and tasty cashew based sweet shaped into pretty strawberries. 2 Ingredients sweet recipe with cashew and sugar!
Prep Time30 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time50 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 20
Calories: 89kcal
Author: Harini

Ingredients

  • For strawberry part
  • 2 cups cashew powder.
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • Few pinches of red food color
  • few drops of strawberry essence
  • Few drops of rose essence optional
  • For leaf part
  • 1 cup cashew powder
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • few drops of pistachio color

Instructions

  • Dry roast the cashew nuts for 2-3 minutes in low flame. Powder the cashew nuts. If necessary sieve the powdered cashews to get rid of big pieces.
  • Add 1 cup sugar in a pan and pour 1/2 cup water over it. Mix well once. Cook in medium flame to get one string consistency sugar syrup. Once the sugar syrup is formed immediately lower the lame and add strawberry essence and red food color. Mix well.
  • Add 2 cups cashew powder and mix well without any lumps. Cook over medium flame for 5-7 minutes. The mixture will start to leave the sides. Once the mixture becomes a soft lump, remove from flame immediately. Keep mixing till the mixture thickens and solidifies. Once the mixture is bearable to handle, knead it to very soft dough. You can apply ghee or oil to bear the heat if needed.
  • If you feel the mixture is turning dry, you can add few drops of hot water tot milk to it.
  • Now make the pistachio part for leaf in the similar way. 1 cup cashew powder, 1/2 cup sugar and 1/4cup water.
  • Once both colored dough is ready lets getting shaping. Divide the red part into 20-22 equal sized portions. I made small strawberries for single serving. divide the green part too to 20-22 tiny portions.
  • Now shape each red ball into dome like strawberry just like we do for modak. Using a tooth pick make impressions everywhere. repeat the same with all the red dough.
  • Flatten each green ball into a small circle. cut out 4 leaves. Just place the leaves on the prepared strawberries and press gently. Repeat the same with remaining dough.
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  • Arrange the prepared strawberries on a plate. Let it set for 10 minutes. Store kaju strawberry in an airtight container and serve as required. No need to refrigerate.
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Nutrition

Serving: 20g | Calories: 89kcal