Figs and Dates Roll

                                                                           Figs/ Dates Roll

When we were blessed with a baby this past summer, I had little chance to eat Indian healthy foods (like ghee and other stuff). Though I am not huge fan of ghee because I am too lazy to workout. Instead of eating everything separately I tried to mix them, and use all these foods and stuff into a roll.

Ingredients:

1.       Dates pitted – 250 to 300 grams

2.       Figs – 250 grams

3.       Ghee - 1tbsp

4.       Gaund/Gum Acacia/ Gunder - ½ cup

5.       Almonds - 1½ cup

6.       Cashews - 1½ cup

7.       Walnut -1 cup

8.       Pistachio - 1 cup

9.       Pumpkinseeds - ½ cup

10.   Sunflower seeds - ½ cup

11.   Chia seeds - ¾ cup (optional)

12.   Grounded Flaxseeds - ¾ cup (optional)

13.   Black or brown sesame seeds - ¾ cup

14.   Dried cranberry - ½ cup

15.   Cardamom - 1 tbsp.

16.   Grated dry coconut for dusting the rolls

If you don’t want to take any particular measurements, try to take half nuts and half dates/figs and mix so you bind everything very well. Also you can add and omit any nuts and seeds according to your choice and taste.

Other Material:  Parchment paper and clear plastic wrap

1.       Take figs and pitted dates cut and soak in little water for minimum half an hour but completely soak them

2.       Now take gaund/gum acacia/gunder, we call gunder and 2 tsp. ghee in non-stick tawa, heat up ghee add gunder and sauté until fully popped up and remove from pan.

3.       In same pan roast almonds and cashews for few min, remove from pan.

4.       In same pan roast walnut and pistachio and any other nuts if you wants, remove.

5.       In same pan roast pumpkin and sunflower seed for few min and remove.

6.       Now in chopper chop almonds and cashew according your desire size. I like big pieces. Don’t over chopped. Do same with walnut and pistachio.

7.       Now chop dates and figs separately and empty into cooking pan.

8.       Sauté chopped figs and dates for few minutes add gunder into it, mix it well.

9.       Now add chopped almonds, cashew, walnut, pistachio, sunflower and pumpkin seeds

10.   Add almost 1 tsp cardamom, 2 tbsp chia seeds (optional), 2 tbsp. grounded flaxseed (optional). I use chia and flax seeds in my smoothie so I added it into my roll too.

11.   Add fistful black and brown sesame seeds (optional).

12.   Add 2 fistful dried cranberry.

13.   Now mix everything really well, cook for 2-3 min. 

14.   Turn off heat and let it cool down for an hour. Once cool down take big piece of parchment paper grease with little ghee and make rolls on flat surface.

Then take grated coconut powder and dust all rolls, wrap-up in clear plastic wrap and put in fridge for 7 to 8 hrs. Now take it out unwrap and cut in slices.  

These rolls loaded with fig, dates and various type of nuts and seeds, good for lazy eater who doesn’t like to eat everything in a day, here you have opportunity to eat your choices in one bite. You take in your lunch box, eat while you drive or as a snack in afternoon. Enjoy Healthy Eating!!!