Name: Dates Kesari Bhaji recipe by swetambari mahanta at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: For the Kesari Halwa:; Rava - 1/2 cup; Oats - 1/2 cup; Sugar - 1/2 cup; Milk - 3 cups; Cardamom- 1 tsp; Ghee - 2 tbsp; Kesar - few strands (soaked in milk); Dates - 20; For the batter:; Besan/ Chickpea flour- 1 cup; Rice flour - 1/4th cup; Chilli powder- 1 tsp; Salt - as per taste; Water - to make the batter

Ingredients Serving: 4

For the Kesari Halwa:
Rava - 1/2 cup
Oats - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Milk - 3 cups
Cardamom- 1 tsp
Ghee - 2 tbsp
Kesar - few strands (soaked in milk)
Dates - 20
For the batter:
Besan/ Chickpea flour- 1 cup
Rice flour - 1/4th cup
Chilli powder- 1 tsp
Salt - as per taste
Water - to make the batter

Instructions

Powder the oats coarsely. Also dry roast the rava and keep it aside.
Boil milk in a pan, then mix in the rava, oats and sugar into the boiling milk. Keep stirring till it thickens.
Add the ghee and cardamom powder. Finally add the soaked kesar. Keep it aside to cool.
Slit the dates neatly and remove the seeds. Stuff approximately 1 tsp of kesari halwa inside each date. Similarly stuff all the dates and keep it aside.
Mix the besan, rice flour, chilli powder and salt. Add adequate water to form a batter, then dip the stuffed dates into the batter and deep fry till it's golden brown in colour.
The dates kesari bhajji is ready to be served. Serve it hot with tomato sauce.

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