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Dates Aur Nuts Ladoo

🇮🇳 Indian

No-cook date ladoo with nuts, the modern mithai of fitness-conscious India. Festival sweetness, made the slow way. Serve at room temperature, cut small — sweetness needs no size.

Prep 20 min Cook 46 min Serves 5 Hard

Ingredients

  • Salta pinch
  • Ghee3 tbsp
  • Sugarto taste
  • Cashews1/4 cup
  • Almonds1/4 cup, blanched and slivered
  • Green Cardamom4, ground
  • Dates1 cup, pitted and chopped

Instructions

  1. 1

    Measure everything before lighting the flame; there is no pause button mid-cook.

  2. 2

    Put the dates and almonds on a steady medium flame and commit to stirring — sweets test your patience.

  3. 3

    Cook, stirring, until the mixture thickens and leaves the sides of the pan — 15 to 25 minutes of honest work.

  4. 4

    Add the cashews, cardamom and any nuts or saffron; fold through and cook two minutes more.

  5. 5

    Tip into a greased tray, level the top, sprinkle nuts, and let it set before cutting into diamonds.

Chef's tip

A heavy pan is the difference between toasty and burnt.

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