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Side Dish · Bahrain Recipe

Dates with Sesame Seeds

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds soft dates
  • 1/4 cup corn oil
  • 1/2 pound almonds
  • 1 tablespoon ground cardamom seeds
  • 1 cup sesame seeds

Directions

  1. Blanch, skin and split the almonds in two. Fry them in oil until golden brown.
  2. Remove, drain and spread out on a paper towel. Brown the sesame seeds in a pan without oil, until golden, stirring constantly. Spread sesame seeds on a tray.
  3. Remove the seeds from the dates and mix into the cardamom seeds to form a dough; take pieces the size of a date and stuff with a piece of almond.
  4. Close and mold into a finger shape. Roll in the sesame seeds and arrange on a serving dish.
Yield
8-10