Ingredients:

1 cup cashew nuts
¾ cup sugar
2 tbsp milk
1 tbsp ghee
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 cup boiling water
2 sheets of silver leaf

Method:

Soak the cashew nuts in boiling water for 1 hour. After then drain it and grind it smoothly in a mixer by adding milk and then sugar.
Now heat the ghee in a large pan, put the cashew nut paste and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until the mixture becomes thick; now add vanilla essence and mix thoroughly.
Pour this mixture in a greased tray and spread it evenly and press the silver leaf on the top. Let it cool for 45 minutes.
After it is cooled, cut into diamond shaped pieces

Ingredients:

* 2 litres full-cream milk
* 1 can (400 gms) sweetened condensed milk
* 1 tsp cardamom powder
* 1 cup sugar
* 1 cup Basmati rice
* 50 gms almonds blanched and slivered
* 50 gms raisins
* A few strands of saffron

Method:

* Wash the rice well and soak for half an hour in enough water to cover it fully.
* Put the milk, condensed milk and sugar in a deep, thick-bottomed pan and boil. When the milk comes to a boil, add the rice and simmer. Cook till the milk thickens and reduces to half its original volume.
* Add the almonds, raisins and cardamom and cook for 5 more minutes.
* Turn off the fire and add the saffron. Stir well.
* Allow the kheer to cool, then chill.
* Serve cold