Dates and Nuts Roll

Hai friends


             HAPPY NEW YEAR

How are u all.Hope u  all are doing good.I have been busy these days so couldnt get a chance to post the recipes but I took many recipes pics.Will try to post.For the new year i want to post healthy sweet so coming with the dates and nuts rolls.

This is the recipe i want to share with u guys since like 3 years finally got a chance to take the pics and share with u guys.I hope u all will try this sweet .
Dates:Dates are a good source of various vitamins and minerals. Its a good source of energy, sugar and fiber. Essential minerals such as calcium, iron, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, magnesium and zinc are found in dates. 
Dates gives good source to bones.It is good substitute to sugar in the smooties and milk shakes.

Figs:Figs are good source of Fiber.This fruits are not available throught out the year.But dried figs are available through out the year.
I like to eat fresh figs.It also helps to control the blood pressure.

Ok lets go the recipe.


Ingredients:

SeedLess Dates-1 cup
Cashew-1/4 th cup
Badam-1/4th cup
Dried Figs-1/4th cup(We can use pista,walnut ,dried apricot too)
Poppy seeds/Ghasa Ghasalu-1/4th cup
Ghee-4 tsp

Preparations:

Dates:I am using seedless dates so just cut the dates into half as shown in the pic.Take this dates in the blender then blend to coarse form as shown in the pic.
Keep it aside.

Nuts:Chop all the nuts as shown in the pic.Keep it aside.

Figs:Chop the figs into chunk size and keep it aside.

Poppy Seeds:Dry roast the poppy seeds till it starts to pop.Keep it aside.

Method:

Place the pan and heat it.When it gets heat add the 2 tsp of ghee.To this add the chopped nuts and fry till it turns to light brown as shown in the pic.Keep this aside.

In the same pan add remaining ghee add the blended dates and fry in low heat until it turns to like paste as shown in th e pic.

Add the chopped fig to the dates and fry for one more minute to  mix it with dates.

To this add the nuts and mix it well to form like a dough as shown in the pic.

Take the foil and place the mixture on it and when it is little warm shape it like a log.

Now take the poppy seeds on the foil and roll the dates nuts log .the poppy seeds should all stick to the log(U can use dry coconut too.)

Cover the log with the foil and keep it aside for 2 hours.

After 2 hours unwrap the foil and cut it into slices as shown in the pic.
Serve it.

Note:

Poppy Seeds:You can use or u can skip the poppy seeds.

Instead of poppy seeds you can use dry coconut.

Nuts:We can use pista,walnuts,Raisans  too.