• Toast nuts: You can chop the nuts first & toast them until crunchy. Or Toast the whole nuts first until crunchy and then pulse them in a grinder to coarse bits or chunks.
• Prepare Dried Figs: If your figs are soft, chop them with a knife. If they are hard, soak them in hot water until soft. Remove to a board and chop them to small pieces.
• Chop Dates: If your dates are hard, soak them in little hot water. If using softer dates you can skip this step and use them directly.

How to Make Anjeer Barfi

• Add chopped figs to a heavy bottom pan and sprinkle 3 to 4 tablespoons water. Cook till they turn very soft and mushy.
• Add dates, raisins, cinnamon powder and cardamom powder. Mix and cook till everything turns mushy and sticky and thick.
• Add oil or ghee, if it sticks to the pan.(optional)
• Transfer nuts and stir well and mix. Now the mixture should look firm. If it looks soggy cook further for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add this to a greased butter paper. Cover with another butter paper and roll with a rolling pin to a rectangle or square.
• Cool this completely. Cut to squares.
• Consume anjeer barfi within a day or refrigerate and finish with in a week.