Dates and Nuts Kheer / Sugar Free Dessert

• Vegetarian
• Gluten free

• Produce

  • 10 Dates, seedless
  • 1 Handful Raisins

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/2 tsp Cardamom, powder
  • 3 Strands of saffron

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1/4 cup Almonds+ handful
  • 1/4 cup Walnuts

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup 3 cups(710 ml full fat milk, full fat
  • 1 tbsp Ghee/clarified butter

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Ingredients

• 10-12 Seedless Dates
• 3 Cups(710 Ml) full fat Milk + 1/2 Cup extra for soaking dates
• 1/4 Cup of Walnuts
• 1/4 Cup of Peeled and slit Almonds+ Handful Extra
• Handful of Raisins
• 1/2 Teaspoon Cardamom Powder
• 1 Tablespoon Ghee/Clarified Butter
• Few Strands of Saffron

Directions

• Soak dates ,almonds and walnuts in 1/2 cup warm milk for about 15 minutes.
• Grind them along with milk to fine paste. While grinding , if you need extra milk, use a little extra milk, but dont make it runny.
• Meantime, Add a tablespoon of ghee in a medium saucepan kept on medium heat and once it melts, add few raisins and almonds. Fry for few seconds and remove on a plate.
• In the same saucepan, boil 3 cups of milk on high heat.
• Once it comes to rolling boil, lower the heat. Keep it on low and add saffron strands.
• Mix and let it simmer on low heat for 5 minutes.
• Switch off the heat and add fried nuts and raisin along with the prepared dates and nuts paste to it. Add cardamom powder.
• Mix well .
• If you like it chilled, then refrigerate after it cools down completely and then serve, otherwise enjoy this delicious and healthy dates and nuts kheer warm.

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