Kapanlagi.com - Dates are one of the fruits that are very synonymous with Ramadan. This sweet fruit with a sticky texture has become a favorite during iftar. In fact, it is recommended to eat dates when breaking the fast directly from the Prophet as one of the sunnah of iftar.
Eating dates during iftar is actually very good for health. Because it is rich in nutrients such as simple carbohydrates consisting of sucrose and fructose. These nutrients can function to replace the energy lost during fasting.
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Dates are often used as a breaking fast appetizer. However, few people know how to turn dates into a more appetizing dish. Well, if you've never cooked dates before, you can try it this afternoon by following some date recipes for breaking the fast below.
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1. Kurma Topping Mud Cake
Date palm recipe for breaking the fast (credit: cookpad/com)
Mud cake, which is a type of traditional cake, can also be made a little more modern with modifications. The way is easy, just add dates as a topping.
To make it clearer, here is a recipe for making mud cake with practical and suitable date toppings for breaking the fast.
Ingredients:
- 500 grams of potatoes (steamed until soft)
- 150 grams of flour
- 2 eggs
- 100 ml of milk
- 100 grams of margarine (melted)
- 100 grams of granulated sugar
- 300 ml of coconut milk
- Dates (cut into small pieces)
- Salt (to taste)
How to Make:
1) Blend the steamed potatoes with sugar, salt, milk, and coconut milk.
2) After smooth, add eggs to the blended potatoes and other ingredients, then blend again.
3) Pour the mixture into a bowl. Then, slowly add flour, little by little, while stirring. Add and stir until the flour is well incorporated and evenly mixed.
4) Add the melted margarine.
5) Turn on the stove and heat the mold.
6) Once the mold is hot, pour in the batter.
7) Wait until the batter is half-cooked, then add the pieces of dates in the middle.
8) Just wait until it is fully cooked, then remove from the mold.
9) Like mud cake in general, mud cake with date topping is also best enjoyed while still warm.
2. Dalgona Dates
Date processed recipe (credit: cookpad/com)
Who doesn't know about dalgona? This coffee beverage was popular some time ago. Well, it turns out that dates can also be processed into a similar drink.
Here's a practical recipe for making dalgona dates that is suitable for breaking the fast.
Ingredients:
- 7 pieces of dates (remove the seeds)
- 100 ml hot water
- 200 ml full cream UHT milk
- 1 teaspoon chia seeds (as desired for topping)
Instructions:
1) Soak 7 pieces of date fruit in hot water, then cover tightly. After it cools down, you can transfer the soaked dates to the refrigerator.
2) Beat the softened dates after soaking. Beat it like when making dalgona coffee. Beat until smooth and thickened.
3) Pour UHT milk into a glass.
4) Add the foamy dates to the glass.
5) Sprinkle with chia seeds or other desired toppings according to your taste.
3. Cheese Dates Pudding
Date processed recipe (credit: cookpad/com)
Pudding is one of the popular takjil dishes. Its sweet and refreshing taste makes it suitable to eat during breaking the fast. Well, it turns out that dates can also be used in pudding dishes.
Here is a recipe for making cheese and date pudding for breaking the fast.
White layer:
- 4 slices of peeled bread
- grated cheese (as needed)
- 6 tablespoons of powdered creamer dissolved in 700 ml of water
- 1 tablespoon of cornstarch
- 8 tablespoons of granulated sugar
- 1 packet of nutrijel lychee flavor
Brown layer:
- 1 glass of water
- 1 tablespoon of cornstarch and cocoa powder
- 5 tablespoons of granulated sugar
- Dates (sliced lengthwise)
How to make:
1) Blend all the ingredients for the white layer. Blend until smooth and well mixed.
2) Cook the blended white layer mixture by boiling it.
3) After boiling, pour the white layer mixture into half of the mold.
4) While waiting for the white layer to cool and solidify, make the brown layer.
5) The method is the same, blend and mix all the ingredients for the brown layer until smooth and well mixed.
6) Then, cook it until boiling, just like cooking the white layer.
7) Pour the brown layer mixture into the mold that already contains the white layer. Make sure that the white layer has solidified before doing this.
8) The final step is to sprinkle dates on top of the brown layer before it solidifies.
9) Wait until the brown layer also solidifies and cools.
4. Dates Bread Pudding
Date processed recipe (credit: cookpad/com)
Still similar to the previous date dish menu, but this pudding is different from cheese date pudding. As the name suggests, Bread pudding with dominant dates and bread as a topping.
Here's the recipe for making Bread pudding with dates for breaking the fast.
Ingredients:
- White bread (as needed)
- 350 ml milk (use full cream liquid milk)
- 100 grams of butter
- 4 eggs
- 100 grams of sugar
- Vanilla
- Dates, almonds, and chocolate chips (these ingredients will be used as toppings, so adjust according to taste)
How to make:
1) Cut the white bread into pieces, then arrange them in a pan or mold that will be used to make the pudding.
2) Cook the milk and butter. Cook until the milk becomes warm and the butter melts and mixes with the milk.
3) Beat the eggs and sugar in a bowl.
4) Add the warm milk and butter mixture to the egg and sugar mixture. Stir until well combined.
5) After it is well combined, pour the mixture into the pan containing the arranged bread.
6) Sprinkle with pieces of dates and other toppings.
7) Bake for 40 - 45 minutes at a temperature of 170 degrees Celsius.
8) Wait until the Bread pudding with dates is cooked.
Well, those are 4 date dish recipes for breaking the fast that you can try while participating in KapanLagi Buka Bareng, on Saturday, May 2, 2020.
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