Date Surprise (Quick fix)

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Generally sweets are associated with a lot of sugar & ghee. Here’s a healthy option to the usual DIWALI sweets. 

INGREDIENTS:

Dates: 200 g

Milk powder: 1 cup

Cashew nuts: 2 tbsps

Sugar: 1 tbsp

Ghee: 2 tsps

Cardamom: 2 powdered

Baking soda: a small pinch

METHOD:

Chop dates fine, also the nuts.

Heat a non stick pan with a teaspoon of ghee, fry the nuts & add chopped dates.

Sauté well till soft & can be rolled. Keep aside to cool. Divide into evenly sizes balls.

In the meantime, mix milk powder, sugar & cardamom powder with 5 tablespoons of water.

Add a small pinch of baking soda & transfer into a greased plate & steam for half an hour.

Cool & make balls of this.

Take a date ball, flatten it on your palm, place a milk ball in the centre & cover it well with the date coating.

VOILA! A healthy sweet is ready.