DATES

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Dates are rich in iron and are popular energy boosters and are easily digested.Here are few recipes using dates.

Date Pudding

Ingredients
Chopped dates    1 1/2 cups
milk                     3 cups
eggs                    2
cornflour             2 tbsp
sugar                   4 tbsp
vanilla essence   1tsp

Method
1.Beat eggs along with sugar and vanilla essence.
2Add milk,cornflour and chopped dates .Mix well.
3.Pour in a greased baking dish.
4.Bake in a pre heated oven till th etop is browned.
5.Serve hot or cold.


Stuffed Dates

Ingredients

Dates              10
Sugar               1 tbsp
Chopped nuts   1tbsp

Method

1.Slit dates 
2.Mix sugar and chopped nuts
3.Stuff this in the dates 
4.Serve chilled.

Date chutney

Ingredients

Dates                    1 cup(seedless)
Kashmiri chillies  2-3
Garlic flakes         2
Tamrind                 1tsp
Jaggery                  1tbsp
Salt to taste

Method

1.Soak chopped dates and kashmiri chillies in a cup of hot water for 10 minutes.
2.Put soaked dates and chillies along with all other ingredients in a mixer jar and blend .
3.Remove and serve.


Date Raitha

Ingredients

Dates                      8-10
Curd                       1 cup
Jeera powder         1/4 tsp
Chilli powder          1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves   1/2 tbsp
Chopped onions      1 tbsp
Salt to taste

Method

1.Chop dates finely.
2.In a mixing bowl put all ingredients and mix well.
3.Serve chilled with any type of pulaos and fried rice.

Date Kheer

Ingredients

Dates                           10-12
Milk                            3 cups
Rice flour                    3 tbsp
Sugar                           4 tbsp
Chopped cashewnuts    1tbsp
Raisins                          1tbsp
Ghee                              1tbsp
Cardomom powder        1/4tsp

Method

1.Mix milk and chopped dates in a pan and boil till dated are soft .
2.Add chopped nuts and raisins and sugar.
3.Mix rice flour with little water and add to the boiling milk.
4.Stir for a while.
5. Add ghee and cardomom powder.
6.Serve hot or cold.

Date Biscuits

Ingredients

Chopped dates                      1 1/2 cups
Maida                                    1 cup
Rava                                       1 tbsp
Egg                                          !
Butter                                      1/2cup
Sugar                                        1/4 cup
Vanilla essence                         1/2 tsp

Method

1.In a bowl mix butter, sugar and cream well.
2.Add beaten egg and rava.
3.Add maida and chopped dates and  vanilla essence.
4.Pour in baking tray and bake tilll top is browned.
5.Cut into squares when cool.










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