Anjeer Sweets: Take Your Culinary Skills Up A Notch With These Homemade Desserts

Anjeer or dried fig is another superfood with unlimited benefits for your body, but it is tricky to incorporate in your diet, especially if you don’t like the taste. Much like many dry fruits, it can be difficult to work with but a culinary expert does not shy away from a challenge like this one. It is a perfect opportunity to hone your cooking skills.

Since anjeer is a dry fruit, it can be used in a variety of ways to create delicious desserts. Not only will you be able to elevate your culinary game but also add new feathers to the chef’s hat as your loved ones go gaga over your creations. Check out a few recommendations below to begin your experiments with anjeer.

Anjeer Halwa

If you are looking for a warm decadent to be the highlight of your next gathering, prepare anjeer halwa by chopping the dry fruits and cooking them in a mixture of khoya, sugar, and ghee. It looks like moong dal, atta, or sooji halwa but flaunts a richer texture and flavour than the popular and traditional ones. Top it with crushed cardamoms and other dry fruits for an irresistible aroma and taste.

Anjeer Roll

You must have eaten a pista roll made with khoya wrapped around a delicious filling of pistachios. If you want to take your culinary skills up a notch, add anjeer to the recipe. Adding dates for natural sweetness and nutritional value will help you gain a star from your peers and guests. Green pistachios and brown figs create a deadly contrast that will also attract children.

Anjeer Chocolate Truffles

For a sophisticated gathering, chocolate truffles are the best desserts to present. However, if you want to show off your cooking skills, add a twist of anjeer to the ingredients. When you are blending cocoa powder and other dry fruits, add anjeer as well to the mix. Combine the ingredients in a dough-like consistency and make small balls with them. Coat these protein-packed spheres with dark chocolate for a rich taste.

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Anjeer Shrikhand

Anjeer can be the ingredient with which you can add a twist to the traditional recipe of shrikhand. Strain the curd overnight and add pureed figs, cardamom, sugar, saffron strands, and dry fruits. Give this creamy concoction a mix and refrigerate it for a few hours before serving it. You can garnish it with aromatic rose petals.

Anjeer Barfi

Indian sweets, often referred to as barfi, have a simple recipe, more so if they are made with khoya. Blend anjeer, almonds, and other dry fruits into a coarse mixture and combine with khoya. You can cook this mixture in ghee and spread it on a plate to cool off. Tip the barfi mixture with grated coconut and cut into a desired shape.

Anjeer Kheer

For a creamy dessert, milk is the star ingredient. It can be boiled, thickened, and mixed with sugar to create a sumptuous base for the porridge. You can cook rice, makhana, sevai, and dry fruits in the mixture to make the kheer more nutritious and flavourful. Since you are planning to experiment with anjeer, add it to the mix along with cardamom powder and other dry fruits. This is an easy way to incorporate dry fruit into your diet.

Anjeer Ladoo

The best use of dry fruits is in traditional sweets like ladoo. Nothing beats the richness of a binding agent combined with ghee, sugar, and nuts shaped in spheres. These bite-sized energy bars are good for everyone. To your favourite recipe of ladoo, add a coarse mix of dried figs. You can also add grated coconut to elevate the earthy notes and amplify the tropical flavours.