Badam Katli

Ingredients:

Almonds - 90 g
Sugar - 1/4 cup or 50 g
Water - 1/4 cup
Saffron strands - pinch
Elaichi powder - a pinch
Ghee - 1 tsp

Method:

• Boil a cup of water and once it starts to boil add in almonds.
• Turn off the range and let is sit for 10 mins.
• After that peel the skin and set aside.
• Use a tissue and dap over almonds to remove excess water.
• Now transfer this to blender and add a tbsp of powdered sugar.
• Add in elaichi powder.
• Using pulse mode blend it coarsely.
• Now add sugar and 1/4 cup of water and mix well.
• Now boil this in low flame and saffron strands.
• Once it bubbles up add in blended almonds.
• Cook in low range and keep stirring till it comes together.
• It will take 15 to 18 mins.
• It should be a soft dough.
• Add ghee and mix it up.
• Apply little ghee to the butter paper and place the dough.
• Cover with other paper and roll it.
• Use knife and make cuts.
• Yielded 25-30 medium size katlis.

Note:

• If you find it to be too dry you can add ghee and mix the dough.
• Use pulse mode to blend almonds, as it will leave oil.