Omani Date Pearls
Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
Yields: 12-15 Omani date pearls
Ingredients
Directions
- Remove the seeds from the dates and keep aside.
- Then, coarsely crush the dry nuts with 1/2 a cup of sugar.
- Spread the coarsely crushed nuts on a plate.
- Crush vermicelli and roast in ghee until golden brown.
- Add water and stir for 2 minutes continuously.
- Add sugar.
- Mix well until the mixture becomes thick and dry.
- Allow to cool.
- Add sugar.
- Mix well, once again, until the mixture becomes thick and dry.
- Allow to cool.
- Add 3 tsps. of the crushed nuts powder to this.
- Stuff each date with a little of this mixture.
- Put a tbsp. of the mixture onto your palm
- Place a date in the centre.
- Gently cover the date, leaving only a small portion of it visible to the naked eye.
- Roll this date onto the dry nuts powder until well covered.
- Carefully, lay out edible silver foil on a tray (edible silver foil="chandi ka warq" in Hindi).
- Add some cashews and almonds.
- Transfer the date pearls to this tray.
- Garnish with few cashews and almonds.
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