ALMOND AND WALNUT CAKE (NO GHEE VERSION)

Festive season is always fun. And sweets go synonymous with it. I am not much of a sweet person but this one is sure to make me go crazy. It is hard for me to keep a count of how much of these I gobble up. And it has no ghee in the making. Almonds and Walnuts can be substituted with other nuts too. Make some and start digging.

Ingredients
makes atleast 20

3 cups of raw nuts (I took 2 cups of almonds and 1 cup of walnuts)
3/4th cup of sugar
1.2 cup of water
some butter to grease the pan

How to do it

- Grind the nuts into a fine powder. Just make sure it doesn't turn into a paste.

- In a pan(preferably non-stick), combine sugar and the water and heat it to make a sugar syrup.

- Let it boil until it reaches a one string consistency.

-  Immediately pour into the pan with the grounded nuts and mix gently until well combined. Take a small amount and see if you are able to roll it into a soft ball. If you are, then it's ready. Otherwise, cook for a bit longer.

- When the right consistency is reached, remove from fire and pat into a greased (with butter or ghee) plate or tray.

- Once it cools, cut into desired shape

Note -  To check if the sugar syrup is  ready, take a small amount of the sugar syrup on the back of a spoon, take a bit with your finger tip and check between the index finger and thumb. If the sugar syrup is sticky and extends into a string, it's done!