Stuffed Fried Dates

My mom used to make this as an evening snack or to serve for guests with tea. She tried them at some relative's place which apparently was very similar to something she makes out of bananas. But later I realized they made an excellent dessert with vanilla ice cream. You can also serve them with butter scotch ice cream.

So here we go. Stuffed fried dates with vanilla ice cream.

INGREDIENTS:

Makes 3 Servings 

For Batter

4 Tblsp plain flour

2 Tsp sugar

A pinch cooking soda

A pinch of salt

1/2 Cup water

15 Nos dates pitted 

15 Nos almonds

Oil for frying 

3 Small scoops vanilla ice cream 

METHOD:

  Stuff the dates with almonds and keep aside.

Make a batter using all the ingredients given under "for batter". Make sure the batter is not too thick or runny. Because most dates have a smooth surface its kind of hard for the batter to stick to the surface. You should make sure, coating the dates and dropping in oil is pretty quick. 

Heat oil in a deep pan over medium heat. Dip the stuffed dates in the batter and fry until light golden.

Serve hot with cold icecream.

If you are making ahead for parties you can reheat them in the toaster oven.