Date And Nut Roll

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup dates

1/2 cup mixed nuts, chopped (cashew nuts, pistachios, almonds)

1 tbsp ghee

2 tbsp desiccated coconut / roasted poppy seeds

Preparation:

1. Deseed the dates and then grind it and keep it aside.
2. Heat a pan and dry roast the chopped nuts for 2-3 minutes on medium flame and keep it aside.
3. In another pan, heat ghee and add the ground dates and cook for about 4-5 minutes on medium flame stirring continuously.
4. Add roasted nuts to this and mix them well for 2 minutes.
5. Remove from the flame and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
6. Rub little ghee on your hands and roll the date and nut mixture to a cylindrical shape.
7. Roll it on the desiccated coconut / roasted poppy seeds and cover it with a cling wrap and refrigerate for 1 1/2-2 hours.
8. Cut into round slices with sharp knife and serve...

Recipe adapted from here....