Date Balls...
Date balls or khajoor balls, is one of the Eid special dishes Fatee makes every year. She makes one more variation of it but I liked this one better. I will ask her to make the other one as well and let you lot decide which one is better for you :-)
Ingredients:
* Dry dates (khajoor) 20-25
* Milk 1 cup
* Khoya or Barfi 250 gms
* Desiccated cocunut 2 tbsp
Procedure:
Soak dates overnight in water.
Chop them into small pieces and cook them with milk till all the milk is absorbed by the dates.
Add khoya/barfi to the dates and cook for 5 mins on medium heat.
Blend everything into a paste. Add sugar if needed.
Make balls and roll them in coconut. Serve chilled.
Hi Daagh
Just wondering where one can get khoya from or can one make it at home?
Posted by Anonymous | Thu Oct 26, 01:30:00 PM GMT
you can get it from any desi sweet shop... or as i suggested, you can add barfi instead of khoya
Posted by Saleem Pothiwala | Thu Oct 26, 02:06:00 PM GMT
Do you fry them? 'coz they look like theyve been fried.. and also , do you add sugar or not? ( i know you said if needed , but how would I know?)
p.s: sorry for the stupid Qs
Posted by Anonymous | Fri Oct 27, 04:56:00 AM GMT
hi there
sorry for not being too clear...
no you dont have to try them... the dates when cooked turns dark brown...
if you are adding barfi then you dont need to add any sugar coz its sweet already... but if you are adding khoya then you might need to add some sugar... taste the dough and see if the sugar is just right... add if you need sweeter
Posted by Saleem Pothiwala | Fri Oct 27, 09:10:00 AM GMT
something different and a nutritious treat, i would love to try.Thanks daagh!
Posted by Anonymous | Sat Oct 28, 03:25:00 AM GMT
Thanks Lera...give it a try and do let us know how it turned out.
Posted by Saleem Pothiwala | Sat Oct 28, 12:28:00 PM GMT
hey daagh
what type of khajoors did u use?
dried ones as in chowaraay
Posted by Anonymous | Thu Nov 09, 05:34:00 PM GMT
Yes Mona we used choowarey... the dried ones. Just soak them overnight and they will be soft and soggy
Posted by Saleem Pothiwala | Thu Nov 09, 09:08:00 PM GMT
Hello, I love ur recipes. I have been look for this recipe since Eid is almost here. I was wondering how do u make a paste of the dates and barfi/khoya mixture. Do I do it with a back of the spoon or in blender.
Would really appreciate ur advice.
Thanks...
Posted by Ajnabi | Thu Sep 13, 07:50:00 PM GMT
thanks Tassu
we blend them with a blender... make sure not to blend it too much.
all the best
Posted by Saleem Pothiwala | Fri Sep 14, 08:41:00 AM GMT
hey, where i live i cant find choowarey kajoor! and ive never in my life seen or heard of khoya. can u please post the other recipe.
thanks!
Posted by Anonymous | Wed Aug 27, 01:53:00 AM GMT
you can use fresh dates instead of choowarey khajoor...
and use barfi mithai instead of khoya (or khoa) remember not to add sugar if you are using barfi
Posted by Saleem Pothiwala | Tue Sep 02, 06:37:00 AM GMT