Diwali, Navratri Sweets -Peanut Cashew Kesar Barfi(Updated)

Diwali, Navratri Sweets -Peanut Cashew Kesar Barfi

Peanut Cashew Kesar Barfi is a delicious Indian sweet fudge made with peanuts and cashew nuts. 

Festival seasons have begun, and you can make this Peanut cashew barfi on special occasions like Diwali, Karva Chauth, or any time of the year. Navratri festival is going on, and we always look for new vrat (fasting) or mithai recipes. Peanuts are the most common ingredient eaten during Navratri. So, I thought, let me share a two-layer peanut cashew kesar barfi—a perfect dessert to enjoy after everyday meals.

This Peanut Cashew Kesar Barfi is a simple and quick barfi recipe made in just half an hour. Peeling the peanut skin off in this recipe is only a tedious and slightly time-consuming task. You may use skinless peanuts. 

In this recipe, I have used both peanuts and cashew nuts. Cashew nuts enhance the taste making it tastier and delicious. You can make this barfi with peanuts too. You may find the recipe for the Peanut barfi on my website. 

You will need peanuts, cashew nuts, saffron, milk powder, sugar, and ghee to make this barfi. 

Here are a few tips to make a perfect peanut barfi –

1. The sugar syrup should be of a one-string consistency.
2. As the barfi leaves the sides of the pan, you can switch off the gas flame immediately. Please don’t overcook the mixture; the barfi will turn hard after cooling.
3. Once you switch off the gas flame, mix the barfi with a spatula in the pan for a few seconds. This way, the peanuts will release the natural oil that will give an excellent shine to the barfi.  
4. I have made kesar flavor barfi; you can skip it and make plain peanut cashew barfi, which tastes delicious too. This peanut barfi recipe is versatile; the choice of essence or color can be added per preference.

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Diwali, Navratri Sweets -Peanut Cashew Kesar Barfi(Updated)

Peanut Cashew Kesar Barfi is a delicious Indian sweet fudge made with peanuts and cashew nuts. 

Festival seasons have begun, and you make this Peanut cashew barfi on special occasions like Diwali, Karva Chauth, or any time of the year. Navratri festival is going on, and we always look for new vrat (fasting) or mithai recipes. Peanuts are the most common ingredient eaten during Navratri. So, I thought, let me share a two-layer peanut cashew kesar barfi—a perfect dessert to enjoy after everyday meals.

This Peanut Cashew Kesar Barfi is a simple and quick barfi recipe made in just half an hour. Peeling the peanut skin off in this recipe is only a tedious and slightly time-consuming task. You may use skinless peanuts. 

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time30 minutes mins

Resting time3 hours hrs

Total Time3 hours hrs 35 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: diwali sweet recipes, fasting recipes, navratri recipes, navratri sweet recipes, peanut barfi, Peanut burfi, Peanut cashew kesar barfi, peanut kesar barfi, Vrat Recipes

Servings: 16 pieces

Ingredients

• 250 grams or 2 cups Peanuts
• 150 grams or 1 cup Sugar 
• 50 grams or ½ cup Cashew Nuts
• ½ tsp Cardamom powder
• 2 tbsp Milk Powder
•  ¼  cup Water
• Saffron Little
• 1½ tbsp Ghee

Instructions

• Take 250 grams or 2 cups of peanuts in a pan. Roast for 5 to 7 minutes on a low flame until the skin of the peanuts peels off easily.
• The skin peels off easily. Switch off the gas.
• Transfer to a plate and let it cool slightly. Peel off the peanuts with the help of your fingers or roll some peanuts between your palm.
• Transfer the peanuts to a grinding jar and add 50 grams or ½ cup of cashew nuts. Grind it in pulse mode.
• The mixture should be slightly coarse. Transfer into a mixing bowl and keep aside.
• Add 150 grams or 1 cup of sugar and ¼ cup of water to a pan. Stir and cook till one string consistency is formed. Switch off the gas flame.
• Stir and add the ground peanut cashew mixture in batches. Switch on the gas flame.
• On a low flame, stir and cook till the mixture combines well. Add 2 tbsp milk powder.
• Stir and cook till the mixture thickens.
• Add ½ tsp of cardamom powder and 1 tbsp of ghee. Mix all the ingredients well and cook till the mixture leaves the sides of the pan.
• Add ½ tsp ghee and mix all the ingredients well. Take one-fourth of the mixture into the bowl and keep it aside.
• Add some saffron to the remaining mixture and mix all the ingredients well.
• Transfer the mixture to a greased tray and spread it evenly.
• Spread the white barfi mixture evenly kept aside over the saffron mixture and let the barfi cool completely.
• Once the barfi is set for 2 to 3 hours, trim the edges, apply silver vark, and cut into pieces.
• Place sliced pistachios, and decorate each piece with saffron.
• The two-layer peanut barfi is ready.

How to make Peanut Cashew Kesar Barfi at home Step by Step Photos

1. Take 250 grams or 2 cups of peanuts in a pan. Roast for 5 to 7 minutes on a low flame until the skin of the peanuts peels off easily.
2. The skin peels off easily. Switch off the gas.
   
3. Transfer to a plate and let it cool slightly. Peel off the peanuts with the help of your fingers or roll some peanuts between your palm.
   
4. Transfer the peanuts to a grinding jar and add 50 grams or ½ cup of cashew nuts. Grind it in pulse mode.
   
5. The mixture should be slightly coarse. Transfer into a mixing bowl and keep aside.
   
6. Add 150 grams or 1 cup sugar and ¼ cup of water to a pan. Stir and cook till one string consistency is formed. Switch off the gas flame.
   
7. Stir and add the ground peanut cashew mixture in batches. Switch on the gas flame.
   
8. On a low flame, stir and cook till the mixture combines well. Add 2 tbsp milk powder.
   
9. Stir and cook till the mixture thickens.
   
10. Add ½ tsp of cardamom powder and 1 tbsp of ghee. Mix all the ingredients well and cook till the mixture leaves the sides of the pan.
11. Add ½ tsp ghee and mix all the ingredients well. Take one-fourth of the mixture into the bowl and keep it aside.
    
12. Add some saffron to the remaining mixture and mix all the ingredients well.
13. Transfer the mixture to a greased tray and spread it evenly.
    
14. Spread the white barfi mixture evenly kept aside over the saffron mixture and let the barfi cool completely.
    
15. Once the barfi is set for 2 to 3 hours, trim the edges, apply silver vark, and cut into pieces.
    
16. Place sliced pistachios, and decorate each piece with saffron.
    
17. The two-layer peanut cashew kesar barfi is ready.
    

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In this Peanut Cashew Kesar Barfi Recipe, we have shared how to make delicious and mouth-watering peanut barfi for any celebrations at home. This is a four ingredients recipe – peanuts, cashew nuts, sugar, and Kesar. Perfect to enjoy during festivals like Diwali, Navratri, or any time of the year. Peeling the skin off the peanuts is a tedious and time-consuming task in this recipe; the rest is easy and quick to make within 30 minutes. If you want a healthy barfi recipe, please try this one. If you like this recipe, please comment and rank us for this recipe. Your suggestion and comments are always welcome and are like a treasure to improve every time.