Medjool dates and almonds ground together and rolled into small rounds, an uncooked, naturally sweet snack that settles vāta and travels anywhere.
Snack · 15 min prep · serves 4 Newly added
Ingredients
- 1 cup dates , soft variety, pitted
- ¾ cup almonds , soaked 4 hours and peeled
- ¼ tsp cardamom powder
- 2 tbsp coconut (fresh grated) , or desiccated, to roll
Preparation
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Drain the soaked almonds and pat dry.
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Pulse the almonds in a food processor to a coarse meal, then add the dates and cardamom.
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Process until the mixture clumps together when pinched, a minute or two.
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Roll teaspoonfuls into small rounds between your palms.
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Roll each round in the coconut and set on a plate; they firm up nicely after 30 minutes in the fridge.
In the tradition
When the afternoon asks for something sweet, the tradition’s answer is fruit, nuts and spice; never refined sugar. Dates carry a dense, moist sweetness that is precisely what vāta craves in dry, cold months, and almonds soaked and peeled lose the heat their skins carry. No cooking at all: the sattva of the ingredients arrives unaltered.
Sources & further reading
- Bhāvaprakāśa Nighaṇṭu (descriptions of dates (kharjūra) as sweet, strengthening and vāta-pacifying)
- Ayurveda: A Life of Balance , Maya Tiwari
Classical citations mark where a tradition is drawn on; modern books are shared as further reading, not as prescriptions.