Khajur Anjeer Shake (Date and Fig Shake)

A tasty and interesting drink which is protein rich, fiber rich along with a plethora of vitamins and minerals. It can be breakfast shake or a welcome drink as well. I usually make this on fasting days for breakfast as it easily tides you over to lunch. This proportion of figs and dates makes it mildly sweet, if you like it sweeter, add some powdered sugar. Makes 4 servings.

Ingredients:

5 pieces Figs

10 pieces Omani Dates

15 pieces Cashew nuts

1 litre milk

Remove the pits from the dates. Then chop the figs and dates into small pieces. Soak the figs, dates and cashew-nuts in a cup of warm milk for 2 hours. You can even soak them overnight but remember to put them in the fridge.

When the dry fruits have softened, blend till smooth. Add the remaining milk and blend again. If you like it frothy, add a few ice cubes and blend.

If your blender jar is small, blend the figs and dates first. Then blend in the milk in 2-3 batches, making sure you leave some of the date-fig mix in the jar every time. Mix it all up in a tall pitcher.

Serve chilled!