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Mundhiri Cake Recipe | Homemade Cashew Cake

Mundhiri Cake Recipe | Homemade Cashew Cake

Try this easy Mundhiri Cake Recipe! Make delicious homemade Cashew Cake with a rich cashew flavour. Perfect Diwali sweet for the family.
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 5
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: SouthIndian

Ingredients
  

Cashew-nuts/mundri - 2 cups /260 gms

Sugar - 21/2 cups/500 gms

Ghee - 2 cups / 430gms
Milk - 1 cup /240gms

Milk powder - 1 tbsp

Pachakarpooram/edible camphor - a pinch

Method
 

1.Wash cashews then soak in hot milk for 1-2 hours and grind to a fine paste.

2.Grease ghee to a suitable tray & add butter paper and keep ready.

3.Keep a kadai add these cashew paste and sugar altogether and mix and heat up.

4.The sugar will dissolve and let it boil.

5.It will start to thicken keep stirring and you can adjust the flame and do it carefully.

6.Now add milk powder and there may be lumps initially and it will go off with stirring.

7.Now start to add ghee little at a time and stir.

8.At one stage it will start to leave the sides & thicken.

9.Test for doneness by taking a little bit and roll and will be able to form a ball.

10.This the correct stage,you can transfer to the greased tray and leave it for 10 minutes cut into shapes and enjoy.

    Notes

    • Use fresh cashews.
    • Grind cashews in short pulses.
    • Avoid making a paste.
    • Use low-medium heat.
    • Stir continuously while cooking.
    • Grease the tray before setting.
    • Cool completely before cutting.
    • Store in an airtight container.