But when any of our relatives visit us they used to get these sweets and i enjoy many of them. My fond memories are i used to search and fight for these kaju rolls in the sweet box, because that box contains a mixture of milk sweets and this kaju rolls where found one or two pieces in each box…My goodness it tasted heavenly..
Ingredients for Kaju Pista Roll
For Cashew Roll:
Cashew - 100 grams Sugar - ¾ cup / 150 grams Milk - ½ cup / 125 ml Water - ½ cup / 125 ml Saffron - few strands Cardamom Powder - 1 tsp Ghee - 2 tbsp
For Pista Roll:
Pistachios / Pista - 50 grams Sugar - ½ cup / 100 grams Milk - ¼ cup / 60 ml Water - ¼ cup / 60 ml Cardamom Powder - 1 tsp Green Food Coloring - a pinch Ghee - 1 tbsp
For Decorating:
Saffron - few strands Edible silver leaf / Chandi Varak (optional)
As i grew up as a teenager, even if amma buys these sweets i stayed away from them because of fat and calories. But I enjoyed this milk sweets to the maximum recently, when i was pregnant. Because people who drop in to see me bought many many box of this sweet. During that time, i got a idea I decided to make each sweet from that box myself and post it in this blog.
How to Make Kaju Pista Roll
And here comes my first reveal. My favorite kaju pista rolls, i will make the remaining milk sweets as days pass on, so stay tuned. I thought this would be a great diwali sweet recipe for you all. Even though it is time consuming, it is a reward. Please make sure you read the complete recipe and notes before you proceed to make this..So please try this out and let me know how it turns out for you. If you have any questions not covered in this post and if you need help, leave me a comment or mail me @[email protected] and I’ll help as soon as I can. Follow me on Instagram, Facebook,Pinterest ,Youtube and Twitter for more Yummy Tummy inspiration.
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