Dry dates juice made with just 2 ingredients, dates and water. Date juice is an easy summer drink that can be made with fresh or dehydrated dates. Extracting juice from dry dates is an ayurvedic recipe that has been cherished from the times Ayurveda came into existence, 100s of years ago. It is a good remedy for sun stroke, dehydration and weakness.
One might wonder what kind of a juice can be made using dry dates, with something that has been dehydrated to the core. Yes you can prepare a nice healthy summer drink out of these dehydrated dates that has high nutritional values. please google to know more on the nutritional values.
These dates are called as endu kharjuram in Telugu, vana kharjura in Kannada and uttati in some parts of South India. These are nothing but dehydrated dates and are different from the fresh dates. Refer the pic below.
These dates have high nutritional values almost the double of what the fresh dates have except vitamin C, that is almost nil due to dehydration process.
Even carbohydrates are doubled when compared to the fresh dates, so these give an instant energy boost when consumed. Hence traditionally these were used to make a healthy & cooling drink for summers.
In our family, this is the only drink that is given to babies from 8 months onwards during the hot season to prevent dehydration. Due to the high iron content and other minerals, the babies look and feel good within a few days.
But care must be taken to use clean sterile utensils and other cutlery to prepare the juice otherwise the baby can have a stomach infection.
If you want to give this to your baby during summers, consult your pediatrician first and then feed it. Avoid sweetener and lemon juice. Just soak in water, mash and filter.
If you do not get dehydrated dates, you can still make a refreshing and delicious drink with fresh or frozen dates, lemon, cardamom powder and water or coconut water.
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Recipe card
Dry dates juice
For best results follow the step-by-step photos above the recipe card
Ingredients (US cup = 240ml )
- 6 to 8 dry dates (dehydrated dates, substitute fresh dates)
- 1 cup water
- sweetener (skip for babies)
- ¼ teaspoon Green cardamom powder (skip for babies)
Instructions
- Method: Whether the juice is for a baby, kid or an adult, the preparation process is the same.
- Clean up the dates using a brush, as these have lot of debris accumulated on them.
- Break open and remove the seed and discard. You can do this in bulk and store them in an air tight dry jar. Alternately you can soak them as it is and remove the seed later. But if you break open, you can inspect & get rid of unwanted particles.
- Wash thoroughly the required amount of dates in lot of water before you use. Drain them.
- Bring one cup of water to a boil, off the heat and add these dates. Leave it for at least 4 hrs or overnight. They will swell and become soft once they are soaked.
- For babies above 10 months: just mash up the soaked dates thoroughly, filter and discard the pulp. Use this juice within the next 2 hours. You can use a feeding bottle to feed this juice.
- If you do not like the flavor of dry dates. You can make a juice out of the fresh dates too. Soak them in warm water for few hours, blend and strain. Add your favourite fruit juice or a few drops of lemon juice.
Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.
For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips above the recipe card.
NUTRITION INFO (estimation only)
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Mayuresh says
Is dry date juice available in packet form
swasthi says
No it is homemade. You can buy the dried dates and then make the juice
Abdul ghani says
Super
Harshini says
Hi Swasthi,
I think Yu missed the earlier comment that I had posted.
I am giving her potato rice thrice a week for lunch as mentioned in blog.
Should I give only potato/ sweet potato with ghee for breakfast ?
Will potato cause leg pain/ vaayu in babies like how it causes in adults if given regularly?
Could Yu also plz suggest wen and the quantity of fm to be given?
swasthi says
Hi Harshini
Yes only potato and sweet potato with homemade buffalo ghee is given for breakfast. Yes we believe that potato can cause vaayu but not likely leg pain. So we also add a pinch of organic turmeric and roasted ajwain powder (carom seeds powder) about 1/8 to 1/4 tsp in mashed potato. We usually give daily after the baby begins to stand around 9 months. Till then 4 times a week. You can give about 2 tbsp. To avoid vaayu problems, we also massage the baby with oil twice a day. Hope these help
Harshini says
Thanks Swasthi.
Could Yu please help me know with wat oil to do massage and are you referring to body massage
swasthi says
Yes Harshini it is the body massage. You can do using any good ayurvedic oil or baby oil. You can check online for some baby massage procedures. Please ensure you follow the correct procedure that is not too harsh. We focus more on legs massage when the baby eats potato.
Harshini says
I have tried potato rice that with ghee for 3 times for lunch in a week as mentioned in blog.
Should I give plain potato/ sweet potato for breakfast ??
Does potato or sweet potato cause Vayu or leg pain in babies as how it is causes in adults ?
Can Yu gimme a rough idea like wen to give formula if not given after solid ??
Harshini says
Hi Swasthi,
Wanted to know if babies pee more after giving dry dates juice.
My daughter pee more after giving this. She is 8 months old
Thanks
swasthi says
Hi Harshini,
Yes but that’s just normal. Because dates are cooling for the body a baby wets the diaper more often.
Harshini says
Thanks for the quick reply Swasthi. Could Yu plz lemme know e quantity that I need to feed her.
As of now I am soaking dates in 100ml water. She takes about 30-50ml.
swasthi says
Yes 50 to 60 ml is just fine. By 1 year you can give about 120 ml. Just stop it if she begins to sneeze or has a stuffed nose.
Harshini says
Hi Swasthi,
Hope Yu are doingood..
I have stopped giving dry dates juice now as e weather is rainy. My daughter weight is still low. Doc adviced formula this time. Asked me to give instead of water 30-40ml each time after solid. Could you please help me how to go about this.
Your quick response is much appreciated.
swasthi says
Hi Harshini
Yes i am doing good. Thank you. Have you tried potato and sweet potato regularly? I know a lot of people feed them with little ghee for breakfast. If your baby doesn’t have colic then give it a try. You can see the improvement in about 6 weeks. I have never given any kind of milk after solids to my babies as it causes colic & indigestion. If you think you can give a try then go ahead as the doctor advised.
Harshini says
Hi Swasthi,
Wanted to know if babies pee more after giving dry dates juice.
My daughter pee more after giving this. She is 8 months old
Thanks
Zubair Adam says
I like it because it is natural and good for the system .
halima says
How many time 8 months baby can consume dry dates juice in a week? How much should given?
swasthi says
Hi Halima you can give daily during summer.
You can start with 2 dates and increase to 3 to 4 after 2 weeks.
You have to take care to use clean bowl and water for soaking them.
Hope these help
Francesca says
Hi,
I was looking for a recipe of barley water and just by accident found your webpage. I’m really excited to try your other recipes. Do you know if I can find this kind of dates you use also in Europe (I live in Switzerland).
swasthi says
Hi Francesca
Thank you. Not sure if they are available. I did a search to check if you could buy online, but unfortunately i couldn’t find them. If you find a Indian store in your place, you can check them. Hope this helps.
Regina Cummings says
Hi Swasthi,
Just wondering, here in the US we get dry dates, but I want to find out if they are considered fresh dry dates? I have never seen anything else here. They are moist and chewy.
Can I use those to prepare the date juice?
Thanks
swasthi says
Hi Regina,
Dry dates are dehydrated dates, they are almost dry and not moist. They cannot be bitten into as they are quite hard. If you do not find them you can use soft dates you mentioned. But the health benefits are different.
Regina Cummings says
Swasthi,
What health benefits does the soft dates juice have?
Also, is it made the same way that dry dates are?
Thanks
swasthi says
You can make dates using using soft dates the same way, but health wise the dry dates one is healthier. But if you are doing it for a baby, you can also use soft dates, it is a good way of introducing dates to babies
Primus Dasoberi says
This is very important information for those who want to eat living food. Thanks for the information. Can one add fresh fruits like water melon, apples grips, to the date juice<br />
Swasthi says
Hi,<br /> Indeed this is a great idea. Adding fresh fruit juices would do wonders in terms of nutrition and taste. Thanks for sharing the idea.