Description
Dates with heavy loads of assorted chopped nuts with slight tinge of milk fat makes this chewy healthy halwa. The conistency is similar to halwa but can be shaped to your choice, so call it whatever you want it to be…..we at home call it Date Domino’s
Dates & Nut bar / Dates Roll / Dates & Nut halwa / Dates Laddu / Ladoo / Dates squares / Date Domino’s
| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 1 tsp | Ghee |
| ¾ cup | Chopped nuts |
| 5 tbsp | Condensed sweetened milk |
| ½ cup | Milk |
| 30 nos | Dates(pitted) |
Instructions
Choose good quality pitted dates and chop them finely or run a few pulse on a food processor and keep aside. Choose assorted nuts (almonds, unsalted pistachios and cashews). Heat ghee in a pan and toast the nuts until they become crisp. Let cool completely and roughly chop and keep aside.
Combine milk and chopped dates in a sauce pan and heat it. Dates will start to melt or turn soft after few minutes (usually takes 4 to 5 minutes over medium flame). Keep stirring until it becomes like a huge lump, slowly add the sweetened condensed milk along with toasted nuts and stir. After a couple of minutes this will roll like a big ball (like a thick mass), switch off and let cool.
Now transfer the dates halwa on top a plastic sheet, apply little ghee to your hands and roll like big log and flatten.
Any shape of your choice either log or long rectangular or square block. Wrap completely and freeze it for 1 hour. Then cut them into small pieces and enjoy. If you have the patience and time, decorate these cuboids with nuts to give a domino’s effect.
Notes
Good for few days at room temperature, refrigeration helps for few more additional days.
Alternatively you can also try rolling the log on toasted coconut flakes if you prefer. Shape them like laddus and or just have it plain. Coconut can reduce the shelf life. Adding more ghee gives you a very glossy finish, we at home prefer with less ghee.. so choooe which you like.
Yield: 10 Dates Domino’s
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tried the recipe – turned out great. My husband’s favorite sweet now.
Hi Mullai,
I am a recent visitor to ur site.I appreciate ur good work.I have already tried a couple of recipes from ur site and all have been a blast so far.I just finished making dates halwa and it is delicious.My daughter does not eat much of anything,but she has already grabbed 2 pieces of halwa.I am so happy that i found ur site.THANK YOU.
very nice and yummy and looks like fruit halwa nice…
Hi mullai,
i tried this yesterday.. i came very well. but it was so soft.. it came like halwa.. i was not able to cut it. it was not that much firm.. what would be the mistake?? may be i switched off before it became firm??
Bvani, they will be soft but once you refrigerate they become slightly firm and thats when you cut them. If you want them to be really firm then, try little white corn starch/ corn flour while stirring them. Thanks.
wow they look delicious
It looks yummy & delicious
Delicious…would like to grab the pieces from the pic..semaiya irruku Mullai…
mullai,
Dates halwa looks awesome
Pls send me a parcel… Looks yummmmmmmmmmmmmmy!!!!!!!!
Cheers
Busy Bee
Hi mullai,
iam sangita….its seems to be easy to cook and looks so nice…definitely will try this week…one doubt is their any alternative available for condensed milk…..
super mullai, will definetly try this and let u know