There is currently a trend towards consuming sugar-free sweets. Therefore, using dates in the preparation of such desserts has become a very common phenomenon. However, the process of grinding dates often causes difficulties. Dates have a high natural stickiness, causing them to adhere to the sides of the bowl and around the mixer blades immediately after being placed inside.
This leads to the blades working incorrectly, and the date paste not turning out uniform. Furthermore, cleaning the bowl from stuck dates requires significant time and effort. If you prepare desserts, energy balls, date laddoos, or any other sugar-free sweets at home, it is recommended to use a simple culinary trick: instead of grinding the dates alone, add a small amount of another product to them.
When grinding dates in a food processor, the problem of sticking and poor grinding is quite common. If you encounter this issue, you should remember the following technique: when adding dates to the mixer bowl, you need to put roasted makhana with them. Before use, the makhana should be lightly dried, then ground into small pieces and mixed with the dates for grinding.
Thanks to the addition of makhana, the sticky dates stop adhering to the bowl by themselves, but instead rotate easily along with the makhana, contributing to the formation of a finely dispersed mixture.
The main difficulty with dates is their sticky texture. When ground alone, they can stick to the blades and the bowl. Adding roasted makhana changes the texture of the mixture, making the process of grinding dates significantly easier. After thorough grinding, you can obtain a fine mixture that is easy to shape into desserts.
This method allows you to quickly prepare treats for any celebration, starting with Ganesh Chaturthi. Instead of store-bought sweets with a high amount of sugar, you can use dates and makhana. They can be ground and mixed with your favorite dried fruits and other additions to make laddoos or bite-sized snacks.
It is important to remember that dates are naturally sweet, so it is more accurate to call such desserts 'without added sugar' rather than completely 'sugar-free'. Those who suffer from diabetes or need to control blood sugar levels should consult a doctor or nutritionist before consuming date sweets.
Next time you grind dates, remember this trick: instead of putting the dates separately, add roasted makhana. This can reduce the problem of dates sticking to the bowl and simplify the task of achieving a finely dispersed state of the mixture, saving you a lot of trouble when preparing desserts.