kaju katli

{{Short description|Indian dessert}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}{{Infobox prepared food

| name = Kaju katli

| image = Kaju katli sweet.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| caption = Kaju Katli

| alternate_name = Kaju Katri, Kaju Barfi

| country = India

| national_cuisine = Indian

| course = Dessert

| served =

| main_ingredient = Cashew nuts, sugar, ghee

| variations = Kesri pedha, barfi, pista barfi

| calories = 41

| other =

}}

Kaju katli ({{Literal translation|Cashew slice}}) is an Indian dessert. Kaju means cashew; barfi is often made by thickening milk with sugar and other ingredients (such as dry fruits and mild spices). Kesar kaju katli includes saffron. It is similar to barfi, but unlike barfi, it typically contains {{citation needed span|date=April 2025|no milk}}.

The dish is prepared with cashew nuts soaked in water for a considerable period of time (usually overnight), which are then ground to a paste. Sugar solution is boiled down until a single thread forms when two fingers are dipped into it and pulled apart, after which it is added to the ground cashews. Ghee, saffron (kesar), and dried fruits may also be added.{{cite book|last=Bladholm|first=Linda|title=The Indian grocery store demystified|url=https://archive.org/details/indiangrocerysto00blad|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/indiangrocerysto00blad/page/175 175]|isbn=1580631436|date=12 August 2000}} The paste is then spread and flattened in a shallow, flat-bottomed dish and cut into bite-sized rhombus-shaped pieces. The pieces are usually decorated with edible silver foil. The finished sweet is usually white or yellow in color depending on the ingredients used for the paste and the proportions of each used. Kaju Katli is traditionally eaten during the Hindu festival of Diwali.{{cite book|last=Kapoor|first=Sanjeev|title=Sweet Temptations|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=8179915700|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gJ9Z8oasi5AC&q=kaju+katli}}