Indian Sweets Made from Chickpeas and Dried Fruits

⏳ Time

25 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

The result is an 'assortment'. The 'candies' have a texture reminiscent of potato cake, but are even more delicate. The flavor is dominated by figs with a subtle aftertaste of brandy.

Ingredients

Honey - 1 tablespoon
Toasted Sesame - 3 tablespoons
Chickpea - 7.1 oz
Dried Apricots - 8 pieces
Green Figs - 8 pieces
Brandy - 1 tablespoon
Cocoa Powder - 3 tablespoons
Cinnamon - to taste
Powdered Sugar - to taste

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Soak the chickpeas in water overnight. Soak the dried fruits (apricots, figs) in brandy. If children will be eating, soak them in any juice.

Step 2

In the morning, rinse the chickpeas and boil them. Pass all the ingredients (chickpeas, figs, apricots) through a meat grinder. The ingredients should be approximately equal in quantity.

Step 3

Add 1 tablespoon of honey to the resulting mixture and mix well. You will get a fragrant, pliable mass.

Step 4

Form the mixture into balls. The mass is easy to mold. The main difficulty is not eating them right away. You will get about 25 balls the size of a walnut. The mixture is very tasty; you will definitely lick the spoon.

Step 5

Roll the formed balls in coatings of your choice. I had several options: a mixture of cocoa and cinnamon, ground nuts, sesame seeds, powdered sugar. Choose according to your preference.