Dates Payasam / Dates Kheer is a rich and delicious sweet dish ideal for any celebration. It is one of the classic  sweets of South India with numerous health benefits. Khajoor Payasa is a sugar free, rich, creamy dessert ideal for any occasion.

Kheer is one of the essential sweets during any festivities. The traditional sweet dishes are made quite often, give a try to Dates Kheer  recipe during this Diwali. The festival of lights brings new hopes of peace and prosperity. The festival is celebrated for four days from Nov 3. The first day is Dhanteras followed by Naraka Chaturdasi. We rise early in the morning and the house is decorated with diyas and mango leaves. Beautiful rangolis and bursting of crackers is another attraction during this time. The third day is Laxmi Puja and the last day is Bali Padya. Diwali is a festival which everyone look forward too. Savouries and snacks are prepared and exchanged with friends and relatives.

I have earlier shared many sweet recipes, do check it out for the festive season. 

Benefits of Dates:

Dates are packed with nutrients. They contain several vitamins and minerals as calcium, magnesium, selenium, folate, and  Vitamin K. It helps  in controlling blood sugar. It also aids in preventing chronic illnesses as Alzeihmers, heart disease, cancer and diabetics. It also helps in improving bone health. It is a good substitute for sugar. But one should be aware that it is high in calories. It should be consumed in moderation.

Other recipes with Dates:

Dates Burfi is loved by one and all, give a try to it. Milkshakes are consumed regularly at home. Iusually soak  dates for some time and use them in banana milkshake. Dates chutney is quintessential for chaats and I have it regularly in my refrigerator. 

Dates Payasam

Dates Payasam / Dates Kheer recipe

Ingredients: 

15 dates
15 almonds
3/4 litre milk
1/4 cup jaggery
1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
1 teaspoon ghee
8 cashew pieces

Method:

Soak the dates and almonds in a glass of milk for half an hour. If the seeds are present, remove them before soaking.
Make a paste and keep it aside.
Boil the remaining milk. Add the paste to it. Give a stir. Let it boil for a while. Turn off the flame. Put shredded jaggery to it. Add cardamom powder to it.
Finally, roast the cashew pieces and garnish it.
Serve chilled.

Take a tip:

Vegans may use almond milk.  In that case, avoid soaking almonds  as it may get nauseating. Dry roast or microwave the cashew pieces and garnish it.

About the event:

It's Diwali time and we are celebrating the same at Shhh Secretly  Cooking Group too. The theme was decided by the wonderful admins  Mayuri Patel and Renu Agarwal Dongre. Renu Agarwal has many wonderful recipes on her blog  Cook with Renu and I would love to make her Moong Dal Halwa.  For the Diwali theme she has made this fuss free  Milk Powder Chocolate Ladoo. Mayuri Patel is my partner too for this  month. She blogs and Mayuirisjikoni. I love her bakes and I had tried her Bao bun earlier. 

For the challenge, Mayuri and me both wanted to make a sweet dish and we shared the ingredients accordingly.I had given her sugar and cardamom powder as the secret ingredients. She has prepared delicious Kalakand with cottage cheese, it's on my to do list now. I was given jaggery and ghee and I made this dates kheer which was on my list to post since a long time. 

Dates Payasam / Dates Kheer Recipe

Dates Payasam or Dates Kheer is a delicious, rich dessert ideal to serve for any occasion.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Soaking time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 50 minutes mins

Servings: 4 people

Course: indian sweets, sweets

Cuisine: karnataka, South Indian

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 15 dates
• 15 almonds
• 3/4 litre milk
• 1/4 cup jaggery
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
• 1 teaspoon ghee
• 8 cashew pieces

Method

 

1. Soak the dates and almonds in a glass of milk for half an hour. If the seeds are present, discard them before soaking.
2. Make a paste.
3. Boil the remaining milk. Add the paste to it. Give a stir. Let it boil for a while. Turn off the flame. Put shredded jaggery to it. Add cardamom powder to it.
4. Finally, roast the cashew pieces and garnish it.
5. Serve chilled.

Notes

Vegans may use almond milk. In that case, avoid using additional almonds. Dry roast or microwave the cashew pieces. 

Dates Payasam / Dates Kheer

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