Name: Kaju Lotus Recipe
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 7
Cuisine: Indian

Protein

Carbs

Fiber

MacroNutrients

Fats

Sugar

Calcium

Iron

Vitamin A

Vitamin B1

Vitamin B2

Vitamin B3

Vitamin B6

Vitamin B9

Vitamin B12

Vitamin C

Vitamin E

Copper

Magnesium

Manganese

Phosphorus

Selenium

Zinc

Vitamins & Minerals

How to make Kaju Lotus Recipe

Chitra

Crawler

Indian

Vegetarian

Cashewnuts

Food color red and green

Ghee

Milk

Powder the cashews at room temperature by stopping the mixie at regular intervals. Wipe the sides & bottom of jar every time while grinding. Use pulse option if needed. (i felt this as easy. One more way is, run the mixie continuously till u get a fine powder, follow any based on your wish. But do not grind it for long time. Cashews will become a sticky paste).

step 1

Keep the food color and the ghee greased plate ready. (i dint have liquid food color, so i added a pinch of food color in 1/2 tsp water and used a few drops).

step 2

In a vessel, add sugar and cover with water. Heat till it reaches one string consistency. Ie take a drop of syrup from the back of ladle. Keep it between your thumb & forefinger. When u release you finger, it will form a thin string of 1 inch. This is called one string consistency.

step 3

Now add the cashew powder immediately, keep the flame low and stir continuously till it leaves the sides and becomes a thick, non-sticky dough. After adding the powder, it takes just 3-4 mins in low flame to reach this stage. Be alert. (this is the procedure for kaju katli. U can knead the dough, roll it to make shape)stop here if u r making kaju katli. Proceed for kaju lotus..

step 4

Now put the cashew dough in the greased plate and divide the dough into two parts using a spoon. Add few drops of red & green food color in each dough, mix it with spoon for uniform distribution. No problem even if it dint mix properly. We are going to knead it.. Leave it for 5 mins. Let it become warm. If u remove the mixture(a few secs before) when it is like slightly sticky chapathi dough, u dont have to add milk. The dough will harden in few mins. If u miss this stage, no worries. If u feel the mixture is dry & crumbly, add 1/2 tsp milk in each half of the dough along with food color(i added 1/2 tsp milk in each dough before kneading.) after it is warm, apply ghee in ur hands & start kneading the dough to make it soft & non-sticky. Do the same for the other dough and start making the shape. Cover the dough while u make the shape to avoid drying.

step 5

After it is warm, apply ghee in ur hands & start kneading the dough to make it soft & non-sticky. Do the same for the other dough and start making the shape. Cover the dough while u make the shape to avoid drying.

step 6

Make a big gooseberry sized ball with green dough and make it flat by pressing with ur palm. Take a ball of red dough and keep it in the center of green dough. Bring all the corners together and close it to make a ball. (use the procedure of stuffing kozhukattai & paratha) (while doing this u may get cracks, dont panic. If u roll tightly, it will become smooth or add little more milk and knead the dough. But 1/2 tsp would be enough).

step 7

Make all the balls, cover it and give a setting time of 30 minutes. Now, using a sharp knife cut the ball to make a flower shape. While u make the shape, the mixture may leave oil. No problem (hope this video helps for better understanding) i have given two videos.. Use whichever is convenient.. Adjust the number of petals as u like.. As per the original book, the number of petals is 6. I made 7-8. Use silver warq while rolling the balls if necessary..

step 8

Chitra's Food Book

Kaju Lotus

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