Kaju Badam Tacos

by Tarla Dalal

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Almond taco shells stuffed with a cashew filling. A sweet version of the famed Mexican tacos.

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Kaju Badam Tacos recipe - How to make Kaju Badam Tacos

Preparation Time : 15 mins. Cooking Time: Nil. Total Time: 15 mins 8Makes 8 tacos.
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Ingredients

1 recipe badam barfi
1 recipe cashew barfi
2 tbsp broken cashewnuts (kaju)
a few drops yellow food colour
a few saffron (kesar) strands
2 to 3 pistachios, slivered

Method

Make the badam barfi and cahew barfi as mentioned in the respective recipes.
Divide the badam barfi into 8 equal portions and roll out each portion between 2 sheets of plastic into circles of 100 mm. (4") diameter. Keep aside.
Add the broken cashewnuts and yellow food colouring to the cahshew barfi and mix well. Divide into 8 equal portions and shape each portion into a cylinder 100 mm. (4") long and 25 mm. (1") thickness.
Place one cashew barfi cylinder in the centre of the badam barfi circle and fold over to form a semi circle like a taco.
Repeat for the remaining ingredients to make 7 more tacos.
Garnish with slivered pistachios and saffron and serve.