Healthy(Low saturated fat) Dates and Nuts Wheel/bar/square/ball (Khajur and Sukha Meva) Snack: by KC 

Servings 32  calories per serving : 93

·         0.50 cup (30g), Sliced Almonds,

·         0.50 Cup, Raw Cashews

·         0.50 Cup, Pistachios

·         0.50 cup (28g), Peanuts - Unsalted - Dry Roasted

·         50 gm, (1/4 to 1/2 cup) Roasted unsalted Channa (chickpeas) 0.35 cup(s), Sesame Seeds, Raw

·         0.50 cup(s), jaggery powder (available from Indian stores)

·         1 tablespoon, Ghee (clarified unsalted butter) or used melted unsalted butter

·         2 tbsp(s), Water 

·         200 g, Baking Dates (Pressed Dates) 1 cup

·         30 g, Chia Seeds (1/4 cup or so)

     Method:

      1. Mix all nuts (except Chia seeds) and lightly roast just for few minutes. Keep it aside.

      2. In a heavy bottomed pan put the ghee/butter and warm up at a medium heat; add jaggery powder and water. Let it cook up a little. Add the date paste in it. Keep mixing and stirring about 3-4 minutes total.

      3. Now add those lightly roasted nuts and mix well. You can let it cool a bit or use gloves to hold and press it in your hands to shape it in to 4 tight cylinder shapes if you want to make round wheels.

      4. Spread chia seeds in a plate and let those cylinders roll inside the plate covering all the sides with chia seeds.

      5. Cut them into around 32 wheels. Let it cool and store in an air tight container.

     (If you like, shape them into 32 balls and roll them in the chia seeds. Or for square shapes pour half the chia seeds an
      2inch deep plate or square cake pan, flatten the mixture and top it up with remaining chia seeds. Let it cool and cut 
      into 32 squares.) 

                          

Nutrition Facts
Servings 32.0
Amount Per Serving
calories 93
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 5 g	8 %
Saturated Fat 1 g	4 %
Monounsaturated Fat 2 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg	0 %
Sodium 4 mg	0 %
Potassium 86 mg	2 %
Total Carbohydrate 10 g	3 %
Dietary Fiber 1 g	6 %
Sugars 7 g
Protein 2 g	5 %
Vitamin A	1 %
Vitamin C	0 %
Calcium	3 %
Iron	4 %
* The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.

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