Date and Nut Parcels with Rabdi

Gujiya in a whole new avatar! Date and dry fruit stuffed parcels, soaked in sugar syrup, garnished with saffron, pistachios and fresh rose petals, served with rabdi. If you find shaping the gujiyas a difficult task, this recipe is the perfect alternative for you. A simple and quick recipe for the festive season! This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

By Sanjeev Kapoor 17 Oct 2017 in Recipes Veg

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Main Ingredients	Dates, Rabdi
Cuisine	Indian
Course	Mithais
Prep Time	11-15 minutes
Cook time	6-10 minutes
Serve	4
Taste	Sweet
Level of Cooking	Easy
Others	Veg

Ingredients list for Date and Nut Parcels with Rabdi

8-10 Dates seeded and roughly chopped
as required Rabdi
as required Dough for gujiya
as required Dry fruits mixed
for deep-frying Oil for drizzling +
to sprinkle Sugar syrup
to sprinkle saffron strands
as required Pistachios sliced
for garnishing Rose petals

Method

Take dates in a bowl. Add mixed dry fruits and mix well.
Divide the dough into equal portions, drizzle some oil on top, roll them out to thin sheets and cut into squares with a 3 inch square cookie cutter.
Heat sufficient oil in a kadai.
Put some date-dry fruits mixture in the center of ½ of squares, cover with remaining squares and press the edges to seal. These are parcels.
Deep-fry the parcels till golden and crisp. Drain on an absorbent paper.
Put some rabdi in a serving platter and place parcels on top. Drizzle some sugar syrup, sprinkle some saffron and pistachios on top.
Serve immediately garnished with rose petals.

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