Dates Halwa (fudge)

Ingredients
cashewnut and raisins - 1 tbl.sp
sesame seeds - 2 tbl.sp
crushed cardamom - 1/4 tsp
paste of dates - 200 gm
milk - 1/4 cup
jaggery as per taste


Method
Make a paste of dates with 1/4 cup of milk
Heat 2 tsp of ghee or butter and add chopped cashewnuts and raisins. Fry till raisins puffs up. Then add ssesame seeds and fry for few seconds. Add paste of dates and cardamom powder and mix well. Let it cook for few seconds. Then add jaggery, mix well and let it cook till it thickens. Remove and garnish with dry chop nuts.

Khajur Recipe

Ingredients

Wheat flour – 1 cup

Semolina – ¼ cup

Warm ghee/butter – 3 tbl.sp

Melted jaggery – as per taste

Milk – ½ cup

Cardamom powder – ½ tsp

Baking soda – ¼ tsp

Poppy seed – 1 tbl.sp

Oil for frying

Method

Combine all the ingredients given except poppy seed and knead it to a stiff dough.

Cover and Leave it to rest for half an hour.

Take a big portion of the dough, roll into thick chapatti, sprinkle little poppy seeds on top. With the help of rolling pin again roll it gently.

Cut into diamond or square shape and deep fry in oil till golden brown in color.

When cool, store it in an airtight container.