Nougat Basket

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Nougat Basket

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Nougat Basket recipe - How to make Nougat Basket

Preparation Time:    Cooking Time:    Total Time:     15Serves 15.
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Ingredients


1 cup sugar
1/3 cup coarsely powdered cashewnuts (kaju)
1/3 cup coarsely powdered peanuts
2 tsp sugar, for the handle
oil
Vanilla Ice-Cream and fruit to fill

Method
    Method
  1. Heat the sugar in a strong vessel withohut adding anything.
  2. Add the nuts, mix well and take the mixture off the fire immediately.
  3. Oil a slab or working surface, 2 knives and 1 bowl.
  4. Pour the mixture on a slab and work it with knives until it forms a dough.
  5. Take three-quarteres of the dough and roll out thinly as quickly as possible.
  6. Press the rolled dough on an oiled bowls so as to form a basket in the shape of a bowl.
  7. Roll out the remaining dough into a long strip and bend it into a "U" shaped handle for the basket.
  8. Heat 2 teaspoons of sugar in a small vessel until it melts.
  9. Dip the ends of the handle in the melted sugar and stick the ends to the basket to form the top handle.
  10. Carefully remove the basket from the bowl. Fill with ice-cream and fruit and serve.

Tips
  1. Note : If the mixture becomes too hard to roll, reuse by heating in a medium oven until it melts.
Nutrient values (Abbrv) per serving
Energy82 cal
Protein1.2 g
Carbohydrates14 g
Fiber0.3 g
Fat2.5 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium0.8 mg
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