KHAJOOR ROLL

Today I am sharing recipe of a delicious sweet that is sugar free. Made with nutritious dates and crunchy nuts these rolls are much better than any store bought energy bars. You can indulge your taste buds into this sweet without any guilt.

When I first tried this recipe I could not believe it so easy  and you can store it for  a long time.the  Choice of  nuts  totally depends on ones personal  preferences or whatever is easily available.

INGREDIENTS:

Dates – 500 gms

Figs – 4-5

Nuts (almonds, cashewnuts, walnuts and pistachio) – 150 gms

Khus-khus  - 2 tbs

Ghee – 1 tbs

Edible gum – 1 tbs

Green cardmom – 2 no. (optional)

METHOD:-

Chop the dates and figs, keep aside.

Heat a pan and dry roast the nuts or you can roast the nuts in the microwave.

Chop roasted nuts and keep aside.

Dry roast the khus-khus, keep aside.

Now heat 1 tbs ghee in the pan and fry gums, gums will puff up and become crispy. Take out the gums and slightly crush them.

Put in  chopped dates and figs into the same pan and cook on medium heat till dates becomes soft and mushy.

Turn off the heat and let it cool a bit so it’s easy to handle, add chopped nuts, fried gums and cardamom powder and knead the mixture to make a dough. Apply little bit of ghee or oil if it’s too sticky.

Make a thick  log of the mixture and roll it into khus-khus to coat it. Wrap the log in cling wrap and put it in the freeze for 1-2 hours.

Take out off the freeze  and  cut into slices. Khajoor rolls are ready to eat.

You can store it in an airtight container for weeks.

Note:

Khus-khus can be replaced by dessicated coconut or roasted sesame seeds.