Hide and seek Biscuit Dates Halwa

Rich Healthy Iron Recipe

Hide and seek Biscuit Halwa

துபாய் புர்காதுபாய் புர்கா

Dates – 250 gram

Hide and Seek Biscuit – ½ packet (100gram)

Honey – 1 tablespoon

Ghee Roasted Cashew nut – 50 gram

Salt – ½ pinch

Butter – 3 tablespoon

Brown Sugar – 1 tablespoon

Method

Soak dates in a warm water for 10 minutes, Remove seed and grind a paste with soaked water.

In a pan add butter and add ground dates paste stir it continuously for 5 minutes.

Powder the hide and seek biscuits add it to a dates paste stir it well, add brown sugar, salt, cook again till halwa consistency finally add 35 gram chopped roasted cashew and transfer halwa to a serving bowl and garnishing with balance roasted  cashew nuts.

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Dates and mixed nuts ball

Dates and mixed nuts ball

Dates has iron and other nutrients, which give lot of energy to the body.
To maintain normal and good health, body needs iron content. 

Preparation time : 10 minutes

cooking time 10 minutes

serves :8

Iron Ingredients: Almond, Dates

Ingredients

Dated – 10 nos

Chopped Mixed nuts – almond flakes, pistachio flakes , cashew, walnut – 100 gram 

Coconut flakes – required qty (for rolling)

Roasted sesame seeds – required qty (for rolling)

Ghee – 1 tspn

Method

Remove seeds from dates , roast the nuts with ghee

In a bowl add dates and  nuts make gooseberry size (amla) small ball

Roll it with sesame seeds and coconut flakes 

Easy and healthy rich iron nutritious dates and nuts ball.

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Dates Chutney

 Dates has iron and other nutrients, which give lot of energy to the body. Raisins help to cure the cold symptoms. 

Ingredients

Dates – 8 

Black raisins – 15 

Tamarind paste – 1 tspn

Salt – 1 pinch

Jaggery – 1 inch piece

Chilli powder – ½ tspn

 Roasted Cumin powder - 1 tspn

Method

Remove the seeds from dates.

In a bowl,  add dates, raisins and  ¼ cup water . 

Cook  for 2 minutes in a microwave oven.

Let it cool.

Add rest of the ingredients and grind in a mixie/blender to a  fine paste.

Dates chutney is ready to serve. 

Note:   Dates Chutney goes very well  with samosa, bajji and  vadais.  

Kids will like the sweet chutney. You can use this as a jam to spread it on a bread slice to give it as a snack to the kids.   Dates has iron and other nutrients, which give lot of energy to the body. Raisins help to cure the cold symptoms. 

Walnut Mint and dates chutney

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Dessert Delight/ Tri Fruits Halwa

Dessert Delight or  Tri Fruits Halwa:

Ingredients

Dates                - 200 grams 

black raisins      - 25 grams

figs                    - 25 gram

thick milk           - 100 ml

sugar                 - 2 tbspn

nuts                   - 50 grams  (badam,pista,walnut,cashew)

saffron               - half tspn

Method

Remove seeds from dates.

Dates, raisins, figs - - -    soak for  5 minutes in a hot water 

Add milk and grind in a mixer/blender.

In a pan,  add ghee (or) butter .  

Add ground dates and  stir well  continuously, while it cooks for 5 minutes.
 Add sugar and saffron.   Keep stirring and mixing  continuously so that  it does not stick to the pan. 

Add the mixed nuts.  (Note:  For a variation:   You can grind the nuts with little milk and add it) 

When the ghee oozes out and the halwa comes out to a nice texture, remove from heat. 

Saffron and Raisins are a good cure for common cold. 

You can use this as a jam to spread it on a bread slice to give it as a snack to the kids. 

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Watnut dates mint chutney

The walnut is very good for brain  growth and development.   Walnut’s shape looks like a brain


Ingredients

Walnut – 4

Dates – 100 grams

Mint leaves – 1 bunch

Ginger – 1 inch size

Red chilly powder - ½ teaspoon

Roasted and powdered cumin - 1 teaspoon

Vinegar – ½ teaspoon

Salt – ¼ teaspoon

Method:

Soak walnut and remove the skin

Soak dates in the hot water and remove the seeds.

Wash mint leaves.

Grind ginger, cumin powder, and chilly powder in a blender/ mixie.

Then add dates, walnut, mint, salt and grind to a smooth paste.

Finally add vinegar and mix well.

Yummy nutty dates mint chutney is ready to serve.

Tips

The walnut is very good for brain  growth and development.   Walnut’s shape looks like a brain. You can use this chutney like jam. Its is very good for growing children. Dates have more iron. In Ramadan season,   this chutney goes well with all snacks items. It is very healthy for pregnant women. If you like you can add little badam and pista also.