Date Nut Laddoo Recipe- Healthy Sugar Free Sweet-Khajur Burfi-Dates Roll-Khajur Pak-Khajoor Katri

Preparation Time-40 minutes
Serving-8

Ingredients:

• Dates (chopped and deseeded)-400 gm
• Mixed dry fruits (chopped)-150 gm
• Poppy seeds (khus khus)-)-1 tbsp
• Edible Gum (gond)-1 tsp (optional)
• Clarified butter (Ghee)-1 tbsp

Method:

• Put the chopped dates in the grinding jar and coarsely grind it (do not add water).
• Turn on the flame and put a pan on it, add poppy seeds and roast it for 2 minutes on low-medium flame.
• Take out the roasted poppy seeds in a plate, keep it aside for further use.
• Add ghee in the same pan, add edible Gum (gond) and fry it for 2 minutes on medium flame.
• Take out the fried gums in a bowl/plate and keep it aside for further use.
• Add the chopped dry fruits in the pan and roast it for 2 minutes on low-medium flame.
• Take it out in a bowl and add the remaining ghee in the same pan.
• Add grounded dates and roasted nuts in the pan, mix it together.
• Fry it for 3-4 minutes on low-medium flame, keep stirring.
• Turn off the flame, let it cool down a bit (leave it for 3-4 minutes).
• Mash the fried edible gums with hand and mix it with prepared date and nuts mixture.
• Grease your palm with ghee, take a small portion of mixture and make a Laddoo (small ball).
• Roll the ball into roasted poppy seeds to coat the Laddoo with poppy seeds.
• Make all the Laddoos like this or you may give it shape of your choice.

For Dates Roll/Burfi Shape:

• Take half of the mixture, roll it in cylindrical shape, coat it with poppy seeds and wrap it with foil paper.
• Keep this roll into the refrigerator for 1 hour to set.
• Take out the roll from the refrigerator, remove the foil paper and cut it into slices.
• Date and nut barfi/rolls are ready, store it in air tight container and consume it for up to 3 weeks.