Badam Cashew burfi

This is my second trial of this recipe. First attempt was a disaster.  I made a coarse badam powder and didn't stir for a long time. This time tried to do this step by step. Even though it was time consuming, result was perfect. I thin condensed milk enhanced the taste to the next level. If you are making this for the first time try with a small quantity. As I took a big bowl of badam/cashew it took me almost half an hour to get the right consistency.

Ingredients

Badam/Almonds - 1 cup
Cashew - 1 cup
Sugar
Condensed milk
Ghee - 3/4 tablespoons
Saffron
Food colour - yellow
Water - 1/3 of sugar measurement(If the sugar is 3 cups take 1 cup of water)

Procedure

Soak badam and cashew for a minimum of 4/5 hours. Otherwise you can microwave both separately for a minute. Remove the skin of badam. Make a smooth paste of badam and cashew separately adding cold milk.

Now mix both and measure the cashew/badam paste. We have to measure sugar after making the paste. So now take double the amount of sugar and one amount of condensed milk.

Always use either pressure pan or non-stick vessel for making sweets.
Grease a flat bottomed plate with ghee. Keep it ready.
In a pan, add sugar and water. Let the sugar boil. Wait till you get one string consistency.
Add the cashew/badam paste.
Keep stirring in a medium flame.
You have to be patient as it's going to take a little longer than mysore pak or maida barfi.
While stirring add 3/4 tablespoons of ghee in intervals.
Add the a pinch of food colour to a teaspoon of water and add while you are stirring.
Half way through add the condensed milk.
Remove from fire when the mixture starts frothing and doesn't stick to the vessel.
(Refer http://cookalogue.blogspot.in/2011/03/mysore-pak.html#more to get a clear picture of what frothing is.For making any burfi just wait until the mixture froths and doesn't stick to the vessel. That's the stage we have to take that out from the heat.)

Immediately transfer this to the greased plate.

Top this with saffron.Let it cool for sometime. Just touch with your hand and see whether the heat is bearable. If so cut it uniformly using a knife or a pizza cutter.

 Enjoy your diwali with this delicious sweet.