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Dates Ball

Ingredients
  • Spitted Dates
  • Almond / Cashew
  • Grated Coconut
  • Ghee - 2 tbsp
(This recipe does not need any proportion of ingredients, I am not specifying the quantity of ingredients. You can take ingredients according to your wish)
Preparation Method
  1. In a pan roast the grated coconut in low flame.
  2. Once the coconut become light golden brown remove from flame and keep aside to cool down.
  3. Powder the roasted coconut using hand and keep aside.
  4. Crush the dates in the chutney jar of the mixer grinder.
  5. In a pan heat ghee and roast cashew / almond and keep aside.
  6. To that ghee add crushed dates and mix well in low flames.
  7. Remove from the flame when the dates become soft and absorbs ghee fully.
  8. Keep aside the dates to cool down.
  9. Take medium lemon size portions from dates and flatten it using the palm.
  10. Keep one cashew / almond and roll it.
  11. Roll each dates ball in the powdered coconut.
  12. Now taste the yummy, yummy Dates Ball.
  13. You can keep this in a airtight container for one week.
 

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