Dry fruit sweet balls

Ingredients

• 2 cups almonds
• 2 cups cashew nuts
• 2 cups walnuts
• 2 cups pecans
• 1 cup pistachios
• 4 cups deseeded dates
• 1/2 cup powdered jaggery
• 1/2 cup edible gum
• 1/2 cup poppy seeds
• 1/2 cup ghee
• 1/2 teaspoon Cardamom powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg powder

Steps

1. Dry-roast each quantity of nuts separately over a medium flame for 5 to 7min.
2. Give the poppy seeds one minute of roasting.
3. Fry the edible gum well in two batches after heating the ghee.
4. Fry the dates in ghee until soft, switch off the gas, then add the jaggery and mix thoroughly.
5. Once the roasted nuts have cooled, coarsely grind them in a food processor and transfer to a bowl.
6. Put the dates through the food processor for grinding.
7. Grind the nuts and dates together again so they mix thoroughly.
8. Move the mixture into a big bowl and add the fried gum, roasted poppy seeds, cardamom powder and nutmeg powder.
9. Mix everything well with your hands, then form balls like ladoos.
10. The finished ladoos have a shelf life of 15 to 20 days.