Badam and Cashewnuts Balls – Tea Time Snack Recipe
2013-01-24- Cuisine: Kerala
- Course: Snacks
- Skill Level: Beginner
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- Yield: 250gm
- Servings: 5
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 15m
- Ready In: 25m
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Badam and Cashewnuts Balls
Badam and Cashewnuts Balls is a tasty tea time snack and easy to make.
Almond or Badam tree is a small deciduous tree, native to mineral rich West-Asian mountain ranges that provide optimum environment for their growth. Almond nuts are rich in dietary fiber, vitamins, and minerals and packed with numerous health promoting phyto-chemicals; the kind of well-balanced food ensure protection against diseases and cancers.
They are also rich source of minerals like manganese, potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc, and selenium.The nuts are an excellent source of vitamin E contain about 25 g per 100 g. Almonds are free in gluten and therefore, are a popular ingredient in the preparation of gluten free food formulas. Almonds can be enjoyed either on their own or salted or sweetened.
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Ingredients
- Badam - 1 cup
- Cashew nuts - 1 cup
- Sugar - 1 1/2 cup
- Milk - 2 tsp
- Ghee - 5 tsp
- Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
- Water 1 cup
Method
Step 1
Soak badams and cashew nuts in warm water for 1 hours. Peel the skin of the badams.15
Step 2
Grind the badams and cashew nuts into fine paste, with adding 2 tsp of milk.
Step 3
Heat a pan melt the sugar with the 1 cup of water. Add the ground badam and cashew paste and stir well to avoid any lumps.
Step 4
Add ghee at regular intervals. The ghee will immediately get incorporated in the mixture. Keep stirring and cooking till the mixture gets slightly thick.
Step 5
Add the cardamom powder and vanilla essence. Switch of the heat and allow them to cool. Make small balls with this mixture.
Step 6
The yummy badam and cashewnut balls are ready.