Dates and Dry fruits Laddus

Ingredients:

1-cup seedless soft dates

¼-cup pistachios

¼-cup cashews

¼-cup almonds

¼-cup walnuts

½ tsp cardamom powder

3 tbsp raisins (optional)

1 tbsp ghee

Method:

In a blender, take 1 cup of seedless dates and dry blend dates coarsely. Keep aside.

Then finely chop cashews, walnuts, pistachios and almonds or you can even coarsely grind it. Take a kadai and add a tbsp of ghee and add all the dry fruits like raisins, cashews, pistachios, walnuts and almonds fry them until they change colour lightly.

Then add coarsely blend dates and continue to fry on medium flame smashing dates with a spatula. This helps dates to separate out and mix uniformly with other dry fruits.

Also, add cardamom powder and continue to saute until the dates start releasing oil.

Turn off the flame and allow cooling for a minute or two and then immediately starting making laddus.

Enjoy immediately or store ladoo in airtight container.