Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Dry Fruit Barfi Recipe | Sugar Free Khajoor Dates Barfi is a vegetarian Indian sweet made with ghee, almonds, and cashew. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 15 minutes
  • Total time: Not specified
  • Yield: 15 pieces
  • Category: sweet
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

for roasting:

  • 1 tsp ghee
  • ½ cup almonds (chopped)
  • ½ cup cashew (chopped)
  • ¼ cup walnuts (chopped)
  • 3 tbsp pumkin seeds
  • 3 tbsp pistachios (chopped)
  • 2 tbsp sunflower seeds

other ingredients:

  • 1.5 cup dates / khajoor (seedless)
  • 1 tsp ghee
  • 2 tbsp anjeer (chopped)
  • 2 tbsp raisins
  • ½ tsp cardamom powder

Method

  1. firstly, in a pan heat 1 tsp ghee. add ½ cup almonds, ½ cup cashew, ¼ cup walnuts, 3 tbsp pumkin seeds, 3 tbsp pistachios, and 2 tbsp sunflower seeds.
  2. roast on low flame until the nuts turn crunchy. keep aside.
  3. in a mixer grinder take 1.5 cup dates.
  4. pulse and grind to a smooth paste.
  5. in a large kadai heat 1 tsp ghee, add 2 tbsp anjeer, 2 tbsp raisins.
  6. roast on low flame until they turn aromatic.
  7. add in ground dates paste and cook on medium flame.
  8. mash and cook until the dates paste turn glossy.
  9. further add roasted nuts, ½ tsp cardamom powder, and mix well.
  10. combine until everything is well combined and starts to hold shape.
  11. cool slightly, and shape into a small ladoo.
  12. or you can roll over poppy seeds and shape them into a cylindrical log.
  13. wrap in aluminum foil and refrigerate for 2 hours.
  14. finally, cut into thick slices and enjoy dry fruit burfi for a month.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.