Figs Dates Burfi Recipe-Anjeer and Dates Burfi

Figs Dates Burfi Recipe-Anjeer and Dates Burfi


Ingredients needed

Dates/khajoor -1 cup
Assorted Nuts -1 cup
Figs/Anjeer chopped -1 cup
Ghee/clarified butter -1 1/2 tbsp

Khus khus/poppy seeds -1 -2 tbsp (optional)

Preparation

Roast the nuts in a kadai on medium flame. You can also toast the nuts in an oven. almonds, cashew nuts, few walnuts and hazelnuts. You can use nuts of your choice. Chop nuts into small pieces after roasting it. This is the hardest part in this recipe. Powdered 2 tbsp of nuts alone coarsely as it helps in removing the moisture if any, though it is not necessary.

Remove the seeds and chop dates into small pieces. You can buy soft dates with or without seeds.

Soak figs in hot water for 10 minutes. Remove from water and chop it finely. (otherwise you will have trouble grinding it)

Then grind the dates along with figs to a slightly coarse paste.

Method 

Heat ghee, add the dates+figs paste and cook on low flame stirring well for 10 minutes.

Then add the chopped nuts and powdered (2 tbsp) nuts.
Mix everything well and cook for a few more minutes. Remove from flame and leave it to cool. Then divide the mixture into 2 equal parts and shape it into cylinders.

You can roll it on roasted khus khus if preferred.

Refrigerate the cylinder shaped mixture for 2 hours or until it hardens.

After it hardens, cut it into rounds and store it in a container in the refrigerator.