Dates Halwa

Ingredients:

Dates - 2 cups
Water - 3/4 cups
Sugar - 2 tbsp
Cashews - 6-7 (cut to small pieces)
Milk - 2 tsp
Ghee - 1/4 cup

Method:

• Boil water in a bowl.
• Deseed and chop dates to small pieces.
• Soak these dates in hot water for 20 mins.
• It will be soft, drain water and blend this to a paste.
• Heat little ghee and add cahsews and roast and set aside.
• In same pan add in little ghee and add the dates puree.
• Cook in low flame.
• Add sugar and milk and keep stirring till color changes.
• Add ghee little by little, once it whoozes out add in elaichi powder.
• Add in cashews and mix well.