Navratra Special Laddoo - Navratri Falhari Ladoo - Vegan Energy Bites

Hello foodies,

Happy Navratras!! Fasting doesn't always have to be boring and loaded with high fat and high sugar content food. You can eat healthy too, just follow this recipe to get loads of nutrition and energy at the same time. Super easy to make all that it needs is a blender and few simple dry fruits, found commonly and easily in most Indian households. Read on to know more...

Ingredients (you will need):

Dates, 3 cup
Almonds, 1 cup
Walnuts, 1 cup
Cashew nuts, 1 cup
Peanuts, 1 cup

Cooking steps:

1. Deseed all the dates and remove the eyes if present.

2. In a blender add in all the nuts and pulse for 1 or 2 times. Next add the dates and pulse again.

3. The mixture would look something like this after pulsing. Grind a little more to get a more homogeneous mixture.

4. The consistency and texture we are looking for is shown below.

5. Take small portions of the mixture and roll them between your palms to form a small laddoo/energy bite. No need to grease your palms as the nuts release the natural fat present. The balls form relatively easily.

Enjoy these sumptuous and delicious fat free, sugar free, gluten free vegan energy bites. They will add a new zing to your fasting.

Bon Apetit!