Manjit

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Zaikabharat brings you the authentic taste of India with mouthwatering, simple, and easy recipes. Cooking relieves stress for me, provides with an opportunity to be creative, boost my mood, and brings back wonderful memories of my mom's kitchen. I have been a culinary part-time instructor for several years in addition to my professional careers as a cancer research scientist, an educator, a healthcare administrator, and a community leader. I have done several cooking demos, TV shows, and I still continue to do so. I would like to share my cooking adventure through this blog and hope you enjoy these recipes.

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Almond-Walnut Laddoos/Burfi


Ingredients:
2 cups whole walnuts
2 cups whole almonds
1 cup coconut powder
4 tablespoons unsalted butter or pure ghee
1 can sweetened condensed milk (14 oz)
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 1/2 cup whole milk
1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder

Preparation:
On a medium flame dry roast almonds and walnuts separately.

Grind them separately in a food processor or a grinder. Leave them little coarse with some tiny pieces of almonds and walnuts.

Transfer almond powder and walnut powder in a bowl.
Mix them together with coconut powder, and cardamom powder.

Melt butter in a thick bottom pan and add into the 3 nut mixture.
Stir the mixture nicely and keep aside.

Boil milk in a separate container.
Add condensed milk and heavy cream into the milk. Mix well.
Stir for 10-15 minutes until the mixture starts bubbling and is reduced to half.
Add buttery mixture of nut powder into the milk.
Continue to stir on a medium flame ensuring the mixture does not stick to the bottom of pan and gets burned.
Add I tablespoon of butter or ghee if necessary.
Stir until the mixture thickens and it starts to leave the sides of the pan.
Keep aside and allow the laddoo mixture to cool down.
You can spread the mixture on a plate, flatten it, and cut it into the shape of burfi or roll the mixture into round balls/laddoos.
Store it in an air tight container. Refrigerate for longer storage.
Enjoy and is a perfect recipe for all occasions.