Cook's Hideout: Figs, Date & Nut Bars (Anjeer-Khajoor Burfi)

November 14, 2015

Figs, Date & Nut Bars (Anjeer-Khajoor Burfi)

Belated Diwali wishes to all of you. It was a very quite festival for us this year and the weather didn't cooperate either. It was gloomy and raining the whole day. I'm glad that my husband was home for Diwali, first time in the past 2~3 years. Even after seeing all the yummy Diwali snacks on Facebook and Instagram, I wasn't motivated enough to make anything.
Anjeer-Khajoor Burfi
But then I felt bad for the family and decided to make something less guilty yet satisfying. After leafing through the cookbooks, I found this fig, date & nuts burfi in Sanjeev Kapoor's Sweet temptations. It has no added sugar and the sweetness comes from dried figs and dates.

Anjeer-Khajoor Burfi
I was skeptical if the mixture would come together without sugar, but it did thicken quite a bit though not as much as a regular burfi. It tasted great, a nutritious dessert that can be whipped up in a jiffy.
Anjeer-Khajoor Burfi

Figs, Date & Nut Bars
Ingredients:
  • 1cup (about 15) Dry Figs, chopped
  • 1cup (about 18) Dates, pitted and chopped
  • 3tbsp Almonds, finely chopped
  • 2tbsp Cashews, finely chopped
  • 2tbsp Pistachios, finely chopped
  • 3~4tbsp Ghee
Method:
  1. Soak the dry figs and dates, separately, in hot water for 15~20 minutes (or in regular water for 3~4 hours). Drain the water and grind them to a smooth paste adding little water.
  2. Melt ghee in a nonstick pan, add the figs and date puree and cook on medium heat, stirring frequently, until the mixture dries out about 10~15 minutes.
  3. Stir in the nuts and mix well to combine. Cook, stirring frequently, for another 10~15 minutes or until the mixture starts to leave the sides of the pan.
  4. Remove the mixture into a greased plate or tin and sprinkle with more chopped nuts, if desired. Set aside to cool. Cut into squares or diamonds when completely cooled. Store in the fridge in an airtight container.
Anjeer-Khajoor Burfi



Linking this to Valli's 'Cooking from Cookbook Challenge: November -- Week 2'.







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8 comments:

  1. Beautiful Recipe Pavani and the clicks to match

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  2. Pavani this looks like such a decadent treat but the ingredients are healthy and delicious! Your photos make me want to jump in a grab one of your bars. I am sure the family loved them!

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  3. Lovely pictures. .This is on my too cook list from a long time. .very healthy and guilt free sweet

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  4. These look delicious and your photos are beautiful. Thank you for sharing this!

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  5. Looks delicious . Love that this is sugar and flour free. Such a shame it rained all throughout the festival : ((

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  6. what a healthy and delicious looking bar - looks so moist

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  7. wow those burfis are looking so awesome pavani..bookmarked for sure..love how nicely it has come out..

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  8. Burfi looks great and has held its shape despite not using sugar. Nice healthy one.

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