Ingredients:
Dates
Orange juice
Pistachios
Almonds
Cinnamon powder
Orange zest
Method:
Soak the dates in orange juice and cinnamon powder for 2 hours.
Coarsely blend the nuts in a jar and mix the soaked dates and orange zest and pulse the two times and make in to thick dough.
Shape in to a square mould and serve.
When I was younger my grandma would bring me a Fudgsicle when she would pick me up from school during the summer.
In the galette version, the pie crust is filled with a frangipane-like filling using the ingredients typically found in ghughra.
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Most of the sweetness comes from the berries, so feel free to play with the amount of sweetened condensed milk so that the sweetness level is to your liking.
My version doesn’t have much sugar, so feel free to increase or decrease the amount of sugar to your liking.
Chef Gaurav Anand has been praised by numerous media outlets for the authenticity and innovation he brings to Indian cuisine.