When it comes to cooking, the things we do spontaneously will endup being extremely Delicious 😋😋 Last weekend one of my husband’s colleague invited us for lunch and I thought of preparing some indian sweet. Instead of making the usual Kheer/Payasam/Kesari I made these super easy Dates Ladoos. Everyone loved it and they were perfect bite sized treats post lunch.
It took exactly 20 minutes. I used soft, ready to eat, pitted Dates. So didn’t soak in water. If you are using slightly dried Dates, I would recommend to soak them in warm water for atleast 20 minutes before preparing the ladoos.
| Prep Time | 5 minutes |
| Cook Time | 5 minutes |
| Passive Time | 10 minutes (to shape ladoos) |
| Servings |
small ladoos
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Ingredients
- 200 grams Dates
- 2 tablespoon Cocoa Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence If you don't have essence add a tsp of Cardamom powder
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon Coconut oil or Ghee
To roast & Grind :
- 10 Cashewnuts
- 5 Almonds
- 1 tablespoon Dessicated Coconut
Ingredients
To roast & Grind :
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Instructions
- Grind Dates to a smooth paste. If there are few bits and pieces of Dates then dont worry. Leave them as it is.
- Heat butter in a non-stick pan and once it starts melting add the Dates paste
- Add cocoa powder, vanilla essence and mix everything together
- In addition to chocolate flavor, the cocoa gives a lovely dark brown to the ladoos
- After 10 minutes remove the Dates paste from the pan and using your hands, mash them and form a dough
- In the same pan dry roast nuts and dessicated coconut for few seconds. You don't have to roast it until goldenbrown.
- Grind them to a coarse powder
- Grease your palms with Coconut oil or Ghee and start shaping the Dates Cocoa dough into small Ladoos
- Finally coat the Ladoos with nuts mixture. If you want firmer Ladoos you can refrigerate for 15 minutes before serving to your guests or packing them in your kids lunch box.
Recipe Notes
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Dates paste will be slightly tougher to transfer from mixie to a bowl. Use a silicon spatula or use your hands to transfer to a container
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Don't add water while making this paste
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You can use Walnuts, Pistachios,Pumpkin Seeds as well
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Don't use fresh grated coconut. Since it retains moisture it will make the Ladoos soggy.