Aluwa

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 14 1/2 ounces sweetened condensed milk
• 4 ounces butter or 4 ounces ghee
• 1 cup cooked mashed potatoes
• 1 cup cashew nuts, finely chopped (optional)
• 2 tablespoons rose water
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom (optional)

Recipe

• 1 put sugar, milk, condensed milk and ghee into a large heated saucepan (a non stick pan is excellent for this).
• 2 cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture reaches soft ball stage or 116°c (240°f) on a candy thermometer.
• 3 (to test for softball stage, drop a little into a cup of ice.cold water. if it firms enough to be moulded into a soft ball, it has reached the required temperature.).
• 4 remove from heat, add smoothly mashed potato and beat with a rotary beater until all lumps are beaten out.
• 5 if using a pan with non stick lining, pour mixture into a bowl before doing this or the metal beaters will scratch the non stick surface.
• 6 return to heat and cook to soft ball stage or 116°c (240°f) once more.
• 7 remove from heat, stir in nuts, rose water and cardamom and mix well.
• 8 pour into a well buttered shallow dish or baking tin.
• 9 pres lightly with a piece of buttered banana leaf or aluminium foil to smooth and flatten the surface.
• 10 allow to cool and set, then cut into diamond shapes.