Douceurs
Energy ladoo
Makes 15 to 18
The little energy balls of the Indian tradition, no cooking, ready in minutes. Dates, soaked almonds, coconut and cardamom — a dense sweetness that fits in a pocket and sustains without a sugar spike. My children love them, and so do I.
Ingredients
- 150 g pitted Mazafati dates, 80 g almonds (soaked 8 h, skins removed)
- 40 g grated coconut, 1 tsp ground cardamom, 1 tsp ghee or coconut oil
Method
Pulse the almonds in a food processor, coarsely — keep texture, not powder. Blend the dates with the ghee into a paste. Combine almonds, dates, cardamom, and knead by hand. Roll into walnut-sized balls, then in the grated coconut. Chill thirty minutes so they hold.
The date, a living sugar
The soft dark Mazafati date replaces refined sugar while bringing magnesium, potassium, fibre and slow-release energy. Soaked and skinned, almonds become more digestible and fully release their minerals — the ayurvedic gesture par excellence.