Diwali is a festival where lot of sweetness in addition to savory dishes are made inward people's homes in addition to and thus shared alongside household unit of measurement in addition to friends. As a rule, I don't brand sweetness dishes also often. On the occasion of Diwali, I wanted to brand something for my kids, but something relatively healthy. I decided to brand these quick date-coconut balls . Like the mention suggests, these are literally dates that cause got been shaped into piddling balls in addition to rolled inward dried kokosnoot flakes. It has alone ii all natural ingredients, hardly takes whatever fourth dimension to brand in addition to is a cracking origin of iron. There is no cooking/baking involved. It is a cracking release energy booster for 3 pm slump.The alone downside is that I would non recommend it for diabetics every bit dates are a concentrated origin of natural sugars which tin spike their blood-sugar levels.But for my kids, this is perfect! I would rather them consume nutrient-dense treats in addition to desserts than simply sugar-rich ones!
Servings: four ( makes simply about 8 dime-sized balls)( serving size: ii per person)
Ingredients:
Pitted Dates: 12 numbers
Dried kokosnoot flakes: 1/4 loving cup ( may non bespeak all)
A dab of olive oil: to grease the palms.
Method:
Chop the pitted dates in addition to pose them inward a small-scale microwave prophylactic bowl.
Cook it inward the microwave for thirty seconds thus that the dates tin soften. Do non practise it for longer every bit it gets burnt really easily!!
Let it cool downward slightly, then blend it inward a nutrient processor until it is a homogeneous mass.
Take it out.Grease your palms using a dab of kokosnoot oil. Pinch a piddling dough in addition to brand a nickel-sized ball.
Do this to all the available dough.
Take the kokosnoot flakes inward a shallow bowl/plate.
Roll each of the appointment laddoo inward it.
Your khajoor laddoos ( Date-coconut balls) are ready!
Store it inward an airtight container at room temperature.Can last stored for months inward this fashion.
I am linking this to Throwback Thursday, Angie's Fiesta Friday#94 & Saucy Saturday. Judi @ cookingwithauntjuju in addition to Stef @ The Kiwi Fruit are co-hosting the Fiesta Fri this week!
Cooking made easy:
If you lot cause got no nut allergies, you lot tin add together powdered roasted nuts to these laddoos in addition to larn inward fifty-fifty to a greater extent than protein-rich in addition to nutritious. Check the recipe here.
Tip for wellness living:
Dates are a concentrated origin of release energy in addition to much-needed minerals. They are commonly establish growing on palm trees inward the deserts, where zero much grows. They shape an instantaneous origin of release energy alongside 100 gms of Mejdool dates providing simply about 277 calories. This is the argue Muslims consume it later breaking the fast during the holy calendar month of Ramadan. Dates are rich inward dietary fibers which forestall constipation. They are also rich inward tannins which are known to cause got anti-inflammatory in addition to anti-infective properties. They also cause got other antioxidants similar beta-carotene, Laurence in addition to Zea-xanthin that protect the cells inward the torso thereby preventing cancer. Dates are a moderate origin of vitamin Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 in addition to B-complex.Dates are an first-class origin of iron in addition to potassium, carrying 0.9 mg atomic publish 26 in addition to 696 mg potassium /100 g of fruit. It is also rich inward other minerals similar calcium, manganese, copper in addition to magnesium.
References:
http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/health-benefits-date-palms-8320.html
http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/dates.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12850886
http://foodfacts.mercola.com/dates.html
Food for thought:
We are no longer happy thus presently every bit nosotros want to last happier. Walter Savage Landor.