Thursday, August 5, 2010

Mamoul(Cookie filled with dates)

This is an arabic cookie filled with date paste………this is very nutritious too…….my kids love that so much so I thought I’ll make it in home…….there are many type mamouls.Filled with dates,pistachios and walnuts…….here I made with date paste.There is mamoul mould but I don’t have that so I shaped it in hand and designed with fork……………now we’ll go to the recipe……


















Ingredients:

2c Semolina
½ c All purpose flour
½ c Sugar
1tsp Yeast or baking powder
½ tsp Rose water
½ c Butter
A pinch of salt
½ c Water
For Filling:
Date paste



















Method:

1.If using yeast, sprinkle the yeast and sugar in warm water ang keep for 10 mins.
2.If using baking powder mix the flours,salt,sugar and baking powder and mix well with the hand.
3.Now add the water and rose water and knead like a dough.
4.Now keep this aside for 1 to 2 hrs.
5.After that make balls out of the dough.
6.If using full dates deseed the date and just blend in a mixer or can use the date paste.
7.Now take each balls and flatten a little in the gresed palm and keep the filling and close it and shape it in the mould or by hand and design it with the fork.
8.Preheat the oven for 200 degree C and bake the mamouls at 180 degree C for 15 to 20 mins or till the top part become light brown.
9.Let it cool for some time and store it in tight container.
10.Enjoy mamouls with hot tea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

14 comments:

Krishnaveni said...

beautiful cookies yum yum

Fajeeda said...

thanx krishna...........

Ms.Chitchat said...

Nice tasty lookies cookies.

aipi said...

they look decadent..

Unknown said...

Nice one fajeeda.Sounds interesting.looks so yummmm..will try this soon..thanks for sharing.

Satya said...

wow looks so delicious ...love ur baking dishes...bookmarked ...thanks for sharing dear

Satya
http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

ARUNA said...

Looks so yummyy!

Guna's kitchen said...

Very interesting ...cooking filled dates never seen till now..very tempting....

Suja Manoj said...

Beautiful cookies..bookmarking this one.looks too good.

Akila said...

thats a lovely one... love ur dates....

Shabs.. said...

thats a lovely one faji....u rock lady, u really do....enthokkeya thaan undaakkunney....these were one thing that was in my bookmarking list long long back...love thistuff..

Fajeeda said...

thanx a lot everybody...........

nadia said...

nyc lukng mamoul...cn utell me what is bettr to use bkng pwdr or yeast?...wat hav u usd here?

fajeeda said...

thanx nadia......i used baking powder........

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