Dry Fruit Ladoo

Ingredients:

• Pitted dates - 1 1/2 cup
• Chopped nuts - 1 cup (Badam, Cashew, Pista, Walnut, Pecan)
• Elachi powder - 1/4 tsp
• Ghee - 1 1/2 tbsp
• Poppy seeds - 1 tsp
• Dry coconut powder - 2 tbsp

Method:

• Chop dates into small pieces and keep aside
• Heat 1/2 tbsp of ghee in a pan and add poppy seeds, fry for 1 minute and keep aside
• In the same pan add chopped nuts and fry till nuts turn into golden colour and remove from heat
• Heat 1 tbsp of ghee in a pan on low flame, add chopped dates and mix well
• After 10-15 minutes, dates start melting slowly
• Once the dates mixture starts to come together, add the chopped nuts and elachi powder mix well and remove from heat
• When the mixture is still warm grease your hands with ghee and make small balls
• Roll these balls in dry coconut powder