Khajoor Ka Halwa Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cups dates
• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup ghee
• 1 cup khoya (optional)
• 50 g. blanched almonds, cut into slices
• 30 g. unsalted and roasted cashew nuts, roughly chopped
• 30 g. walnuts, roughly chopped
• 1 tsp. ground cardamom
• silver leaf (varak) for decoration (optional)
• few drops of kewra (optional)

Method:

Wash and remove the seeds of dates. Put dates in a food processor and grind to a smooth paste.
Place milk, date paste, sugar and milk in a heavy-based saucepan, dates, sugar and stir well to combine.
Cook stirring often for 20 to 30 minutes or until milk has evaporated from the water to date and start to stick to the bottom of the pan.
Butter, almonds, walnuts, cashew nuts, ground cardamom, Lost and kewra, add if using.
Stirring constantly, fry the date mixture until butter is absorbed and then released by the first date. The pudding is ready when ghee begins to separate.
Transfer to a serving dish and decorate with silver leaf. Serve hot or cold.