Step by step kaju pista roll recipe
Kaju pista roll is a delicious cashew and pistachio fudge recipe. I have a sweet tooth and can’t resist my cravings for sweets. I don’t miss any chance to try Indian dessert recipes at home. This kaju pista roll is perfect for festivals like Ganesh chaturthi, Rakshabandhan and Diwali. These elongated cashew roll looks absolutely delicious.
This kaju roll recipe is not vegan as I have used condensed milk. If you want to make it vegan you can view my kaju katli recipe and prepare cashew dough with sugar syrup. In this recipe I have used kewra essence but you can replace it with rose water.
Recipe is easy but need little more time. The home made kaju pista roll is worth trying. It can also say this recipe as ‘no fail recipe‘. Always love to to make these restaurant style kaju pista roll at home. I will not say that this sweet is low in calorie but we can have it occasionally or on a cheat day.
Let’s jump to the recipe now !!
If you are looking for some Indian dessert recipes, you may like Kaju katli recipe,Coconut Peda Recipe,Mango Burfi Recipe, Pistachio Paan Recipe,Spongy Rasgulla Recipe, Restaurant Style Gulab Jamun
Ingredients
1½ cups cashewnuts
1½ cup pistachios
1¼ cup condensed milk
4- 5 drops of green color
2 tablespoon clarified butter
1 cup powdered sugar or icing sugar
A few drops of kewra essence or rose water
2 pinch of cardamom powder
Let’s prepare kaju pista roll
Step 1. Powder the cashews in a dry mixer for 1 minute. Note – Grind the cashews in one stretch, till it turns into fine powder. Don’t stop in between, this is how you will get fine powder without stickiness. Sieve the powder to get rid of any big chunk left behind. Place a wok over medium flame and add clarified butter. Once butter melts add condensed milk. Stir vigorously for 30 seconds to combine.
Step 2. Then add cashew nut powder. Cook the mixture on slow heat, keep stirring for 3-4 minutes until it mixture starts to leave edges of pans and forms into dough.
Step 3. Once mixture comes together turn off flame and keep stirring for a minute, allow the mixture to cool. Once it comes to slight warm stage knead it well to make smooth dough. You may add 1/4 tsp clarified butter to help with kneading. Now grind the pistachios in a mixer to powder. Sieve it to get rid of any lump behind. Transfer the powder in a large mixing bowl add powdered sugar and cardamom powder. Add food color and mix well for form a dough. Sprinkle few drops of water to help in binding.
Step 4. Now both cashew nut dough and pistachios dough is ready. Then take wooden board and cut a butter paper of same size. Smear some butter on wooden surface and stick the butter paper on wooden surface. Note- This makes easier to roll the dough.
Step 5. Divide the cashew dough into two portions and do same with the pistachios dough. Roll the cashew dough into thin sheet.
Step 6. Make a cut in cashew sheet to divide into two pieces. Now shape the pista dough into a log and place them over the half cashew sheet. Start rolling them and pinch the edges. Smooth the roll and cut roll into 2 inch long cylinder shape.
Repeat same for rest of the dough. Decorate them with saffron or silver leaf. You can store kaju pista roll for about 10- 12 days in refrigerator.
Recipe card – Kaju pista roll
- 1½ cups cashewnuts
- 1½ cup pistachios
- 1¼ cup condensed milk
- 4- 5 drops of green color
- 2 tablespoon clarified butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar or icing sugar
- A few drops of kewra essence or rose water
- 2 pinch of cardamom powder
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Powder the cashews in a dry mixer for 1 minute
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Grind the cashews in one stretch, till it turns into fine powder.
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Don’t stop in between, this is how you will get fine powder without stickiness.
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Sieve the powder to get rid of any big particles left behind.
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Place a wok over medium flame and add clarified butter.
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Once butter melts add condensed milk. Stir vigorously for 30 seconds.
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Then add cashew nut powder.
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Cook the mixture on slow heat, keep stirring for 3-4 minutes until it mixture starts to leave side of pans and forms into dough.
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Once mixture comes together turn off flame now and keep stirring for a minute, allow the mixture to cool, once it comes to slight warm stage knead it well to make smooth dough.
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You may add 1/4 tsp clarified butter to help with kneading.
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Now grind the pistachios in a mixer to powder.
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Sieve it to get rid of any lump behind.
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Transfer the powder in a large mixing bowl and add powdered sugar.
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Add food color (if using) and mix well for form a dough.
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Sprinkle few drops of water to help in binding.
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Now both cashew nut dough and pistachios dough is ready.
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Then take wooden board and cut a butter paper of same size.
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Smear some butter on wooden surface and stick the butter paper on wooden surface.
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Divide the cashew dough into two portions and do same with the pistachios dough.
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Roll the cashew dough into thin sheet.
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Make a cut in cashew sheet to divide into pieces.
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Now shape the pista dough into a log and place them over the half cashew sheet.
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Start rolling them and pinch the edges.
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Smooth the roll and cut roll into 2 inch long cylinder shape.
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Repeat same for rest of the dough.
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Decorate them with saffron or silver leaf.
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You can store kaju pista roll for about 10- 12 days in refrigerator.
Recipe styling loosely adapted from desi tadka
Gauri says
Wow, Rachna… these look just so neat, am sure they would taste yummy too. Nice clicks and loving this “no-fail” recipe 🙂 Happy Ganesh Chaturthi to you and your family 🙂
Anu-My Ginger Garlic Kitchen says
What an awesome looking kaju pista roll! I love all your sweet recipes and this one is exception! YUM!
shubha says
simply gorgeous looking Pista Rolls..loved it totally!!
kushi says
I love love your sweet recipes dear and this is just amazing, mouth watering. You have done it so beautifully!
Manali @ CookWithManali says
wow Rachna, these look perfect! Thanks for sharing, I will definitely try this later!
fatima says
AWesome looking kaju pista roll, I totally loved it. I would be ideal if you stay with latest post. Thank you for sharing this……