Gulkand stuffed Pista cones delight

Name: Gulkand stuffed Pista cones delight
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup pistachios; 1/4 cup cashew nuts powder; 1/4 cup soaked,peeled almond paste; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/4 tsp cardamom powder; as needed drops of rose essence; 2-3 drops green food colour (optional); 1/4 cup For stuffing gulkand(rose jam); as needed To garnish –silver vark and rose petals

Suman Prakash @cook_8329840

#diwali,This is such an easy sweet to make, I have been making this often and for diwali. I always look for different shapes in mithai . my favorite cone shape sweet with pistachios is Gulkand stuffed Pista cones for diwali.

Suman Prakash @cook_8329840

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Ingredients

15 minutes

6 servings

1/2 cuppistachios
1/4 cupcashew nuts powder
1/4 cupsoaked,peeled almond paste
1/2 cupsugar
1/4 tspcardamom powder
as needed drops of rose essence
2-3 dropsgreen food colour (optional)
1/4 cupFor stuffing gulkand(rose jam)
as neededTo garnish –silver vark and rose petals

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Steps

15 minutes

1

Soak the pistachios in enough warm water in a bowl for about 30 minutes.
2

Drain all the water, peel the pistachios and blend them in a mixer into a fine paste. Keep aside.Combine the sugar and ½ cup of water in a non-stick pan and cook on a medium flame for 6 to 7 minutes or till the syrup is of 1 string consistency.
3

While stirring occasionally, add the pista paste,cashewnuts powder, almond paste and mix well and cook on a slow flame for approx. 5 to 7 minutes or till the mixture leaves the sides of the pan, stirring continuously.
4

Add cardamom powder, rose essence and green food colour if using.
Transfer the mixture on a greased plate and spread it evenly using a flat spoon. Keep aside to set for 1 hour.Cut into 12 equal rectangular pieces.Shape each into cone shape.
5

Fill with 1tsp gulkund in each cone.Cover each cone with silver vark.
garnish with - rose petals.
6

Gulkand stuffed pista delight cones are ready for diwali..
nuts are healthy and gulkand (rose jam) gives instant energy like murabba.