Badam Cake

This delicious sweet can be made and stored in airtight boxes. Ideal for festive occasions.
1 cup badam (almonds)

Ingredients:

2 cups sugar

½ cup ghee

1 tbsp milk

1 tsp saffron
 

Preparation:
Soak the almonds in hot water and grind to a coarse paste after peeling them. Use milk to grind the almonds. Dissolve saffron in a tsp of milk. Take a thick bottomed pan and mix the almond paste, sugar and a tsp of ghee. Cook on a slow flame and keep adding the ghee as you stir the mix. Add the dissolved saffron as flavoring. When the mix reaches the desired consistency, take it off the flame and pour on a greased plate. Cut into squares after it is cool.