Preparation time : 5 minutes
Cooking time : 10 minutes
Serves : 3 members
Description
Dates is one dry fruit that has never fancied me ever. I guess the dates pickle is the only one thing I like which is made out of dates but every year I end up having so much of dates in my pantry where I am pushed to try something new to finish them up. So here’s one such try with dates which is a distant cousin of our South Indian payasam. This dessert was rich, creamy and yum that can be made by any one with no high end cooking technique required. It’s these sort of recipes that excite me where even a novice to cooking can pull it of in style. A must try recipe that’s sure for keeps.
Ingredients
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 seeds removed |
| Milk | 2 cups |
| Ghee | 1 teaspoon |
| Saffron | 1/2 teaspoon |
| Rice flour | 1 teaspoon |
| Nutmeg powder | 1 pinch |
| Cardamom powder | 1/4 teaspoon |
| Salt | a pinch |
| Sugar | ( optional ) I didn't add |
Method
- Heat ghee, sauté the pitted dates in it for a minute making sure the bottom does not stick. Remove from heat and keep aside.
- Boil milk, Soak saffron in 1/4 cup of boiled milk and keep aside. Dilute the rice flour is 1/4 cup of water. Add it to the boiling milk little by little, stirring all the way to get a thickened milk version.
- Add cardamom powder, nutmeg powder, soaked saffron, salt and ghee sautéed dates. Mix gently. Add sugar if required. Serve hot, warm or cold.
