Jeedipappu Pakam:

Jeedipappu Pakam is a very famous and traditional Andhra sweet made with whole cashew nuts and jaggery. A traditional Andhra sweet made with cashew nuts and jaggery. Traditionally, we don’t cut them into squares as I did here. We make a small or large disc shape Jeedipappu Pakam and just break them into uneven size pieces. This traditional cashew sweet requires only 3 ingredients to make. 

Ingredients for Jeedipappu pakam:

• 1 cup Cashew Nuts
• 2 cup Jaggery
• 1 tsp Ghee
• A pinch of Cardamom Powder

Method for making Jeedipappu pakam:

1. Grease the flat metal pan with ghee and set aside.
2. Heat a pan and dry roast cashew nuts over a low flame for 4-5 minutes.
3. Turn off the flame and keep them aside.
4. Take jaggery and little water in a pan and keep mixing.
5. When the jaggery is completely melted.
6. Boil the syrup until thick and soft ball consistency. 
7. To check the consistency, drop little bit of syrup in water and you should be able to gather the syrup and make a ball. 
8. Now add ghee and cardamom powder and mix well.
9. Reduce the flame to low and add the roasted cashews and keep mixing for 2 minutes. 
10. Remove the pan from the heat and continue mixing for another 5 minutes until you get a thick mixture.
11. Transfer to a greased plate and cut into pieces if needed.
12. Store in an airtight container.