Diwali recipe: How to make Date Rolls

Rediff reader Vishaka Rautela shares an interesting dessert recipe made with dates and Marie biscuits.

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Want to learn how to make Date and Biscuit Roll?

Here's the recipe:

Ingredients

• 500 gm seedless black dates
• 2 tbsp cream
• 8-10 Marie biscuits, powdered
• Chopped dry fruits
• Sliced almonds for decoration

Method

• Chop the dates into big pieces.
• In a kadhai, heat 2 tbsp cream.
• When it starts to bubble add the dates. Mix well.
• Keep pressing with a spatula, rather than mixing, over heat for 10 minutes.
• Add 6-8 powdered Marie biscuits, and dry fruits. Mix well.
• Roll the mixture and divide into three parts and allow it to cool.
• Coat the rolls with leftover biscuit powder and refrigerate for a couple of hours.
• Cut into slices and press an almond in the centre.

Image courtesy: Vishaka Rautela

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