Khajoor ka halwa (a halwa of dates)

Ingredients

Fresh dates ½ kg
Milk    1 ½ kg
Split gram lentils(chane ke dal)  250 gms
Ghee(clarified butter)  1-2/3 cup
Screwpine flower water(kewda)  4 tablespoon 
Almonds  10-15
Seeds of green cardamom
Crush a few pistachio

 

Method 

1. Wash and de-seed the dates .blanch the almonds.peel the sk8n and slice them into silver.
2. Wash the gram lentils and boil along with milk. boil till the lentils are tender and liquids dry up .grind the lentils into paste.
3. Mash the dates with your hands and mix with lentils.
4. Heat the ghee in a pan . add the mixed dates and lentil mixture and fry well.add sugar and cook for another few minutes.add screwpine flower water,crush cardamom and mix.decorate with almonds and pistachio.