Dry Fruit Laddu | Sugar Free Date Laddu
Dry Fruit Laddu's are made with dates and a mix of healthy nuts and seeds
Servings: 38 laddu
Ingredients
- 450 gm Dates / Khajoor
- 1 cup Almonds / Badam
- 1/2 cup Cashew pieces/ Kaju Tukda
- 1/3 cup Pistachio / Pista
- 6 Walnuts / Akhrot
- 4 tbsp Pumpkin seeds optional
- 4 tbsp sunflower seeds OR melon seeds optional
- 4 tbsp Dried cranberries optional
- 2 tbsp White sesame seeds /til
- 1 tsp Green Cardamom / Hari Elaichi powder
- 4 tbsp Grated khopra
- 4 tbsp Raisins / Kishmish
- 2 tbsp Ghee/Clarified Butter
Instructions
- Deseed the dates and grind in a chopper or mixer without adding any water or milk.
- Coarsely crush all the nuts in a chopper, don't make a fine powder of nuts.
- heat 1 tbsp ghee in a heavy bottom pan and add the crushed nuts and roast on low heat for a minute or till they become crunchy. remove from the pan and keep aside.
- Add 1 tsp ghee in the same pan and add all the seeds and roast till they start to crackle and now take out in a plate.
- Heat 1 tbsp ghee in the same pan and add the crushed date paste in it and heat it on low flame till it become slightly soft and mushy.
- Switch off the heat and add all the nuts , grated coconut, cardamom powder and roasted seeds in the date paste and mix well.
- Let the mixture cool down slightly to handle then grease your palms and make small size round laddus from the mixture.
- Store in a an airtight jar and enjoy. Stays fresh for a month at room temperature.
Notes
Note-
- you can add your favourite nuts and seeds to make it. Can skip any ingredients and increase the quantity of your favourite ones.
- Use good quality soft variety of dates to make these laddu's