Saffron Badam/Almond katli

Ingredients

Almonds.                -   1 cup
Sugar.                      -   1 cup
Saffron strands       -    Pinch
Milk.                      -    1/2 cup
Ghee.                     -     2 tsp

1.  Soak the Almonds in hot water for 15 mts

2.  Remove the skin of the almonds

3.  Soak the saffron strands in 1 tsp warm milk

3.  In a nixie jar grind the almonds, saffron milk and milk to a coarse paste

4.  In a pan add ghee, almonds paste and sugar.  Keep stirring till the mixture becomes thick. To check the consistency drop the mixture in a plate and try to roll.  If you are able to roll and not sticky that is the right consistency.  Immediately transfer to plate and let it cool

5.  When the mixture cools kneed like a dough and make it like a ball and place it on a parchment paper.   Keep a parchment paper on top and roll it with a chapathi pin. Remove the top parchment paper and cut it into diamond shapes