Gluten-Free Cashew Burfi (Kaju Katli)

Kaju katli — the melt-in-the-mouth cashew diamonds at the heart of every Indian celebration — is naturally gluten-free by nature: ground cashews, sugar, a little ghee and cardamom, and not a grain in sight. Elegant, festive, and completely safe.

Gluten-Free Cashew Burfi (Kaju Katli)

The classic Indian cashew-fudge diamonds — ground cashews, sugar, ghee and cardamom. Naturally gluten-free and grain-free; a festive sweet that is safe by nature. Contains cashew (and dairy unless made with oil).

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Servings: 16 pieces

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

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• 200 g cashew flour peeled cashews ground fine
• 100 g sugar
• 50 ml water
• 1 tbsp ghee or butter/oil
• 0.5 tsp cardamom powder
• Pistachio slivers or edible silver leaf optional

Method

 

1. Dissolve the sugar in the water and simmer until sticky (1-string stage).
2. Stir in the cashew flour and ghee. Cook on low, stirring, until the mixture thickens into a soft dough.
3. Spread onto a greased tray or parchment to about 5 mm thick, smooth flat, and cool slightly. Cut into diamonds and garnish with pistachio slivers or edible silver leaf. (Confirm set to your mixture.)

Notes

Coeliac notes
• Naturally gluten-free and grain-free — cashews, sugar and ghee, no flour. One of the safest Indian sweets (unlike many others that use semolina or wheat).
• Allergens: contains cashew (tree nut), plus pistachio if used; contains dairy (ghee) unless made with oil.
• Cardamom is naturally GF. When a label is unclear, treat it as "not for me".

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