CASHEW NUT FUDGE

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_(Kajoo Barfi)_ _**Editor's note:** These instructions are excerpted from Julie Sahni's book_ [Classic Indian Vegetarian and Grain Cooking](http://www.ecookbooks.com/p-16974-classic-indian-cooking.aspx?affiliateID=10053). _Sahni also shared some helpful cooking tips exclusively with Epicurious, which we've added at the bottom of the page._ This fudge is made with cashew nuts that have been soaked in water. The nuts are drained, ground to a paste, and cooked with sugar until the mixture reaches a fudge consistency. This technique, popular with Marharashtrians in southwestern India, produces a soft, chewy fudge with a grainy texture. _Note:_ Almonds, pistachios, or walnuts may be substituted for the cashews.

Provided by Julie Sahni

Yield Makes about 3 dozen pieces

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 cups raw cashew nuts (1/2 pound)
3/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon butter
2 teaspoons rose water
3 three-inch-square pieces of silver foil (vark, optional)

Steps:

  • 1. Place the cashew nuts in a bowl. Pour boiling water over them to cover, and soak for 1 hour. Drain the nuts, put them in the container of an electric blender or food processor, and reduce them to a fine paste (adding a little milk or water if the paste begins to clog).
  • 2. Grease a 9-inch-square baking pan, or mark and grease a 9-inch-square section of a cookie sheet.
  • 3. Heat a non-stick frying pan (at least 9 inches in diameter) over medium heat for 2 minutes. Add the nut paste and the sugar. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring and scraping the sides and bottom of the pan constantly with a flat spatula for 20 minutes or until the fudge is thick and sticky. Stir in the butter.
  • 4. Pour the fudge into the greased pan or onto the greased square of cookie sheet. Spread it evenly by patting it gently with the spatula. Let it cool thoroughly.
  • 5. When cool, brush the top with the rose water, and let it dry briefly. Press the silver foil over the fudge, and cut 1 1/2-inch-square or diamond-shaped pieces, using a knife dipped in cold water.
  • Note: This fudge keeps well, if stored tightly sealed, at room temperature for 3 weeks and for several months in the refrigerator.

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