Ingredients

• Dates – 1½ cups
• Lemon juice – ½ teaspoon
• Sweet and sour masala – 7 teaspoons
• Ingredients for sweet and sour masala
  • Black pepper (crushed) – ½ teaspoon
  • Roasted and crushed cumin seeds – ¾ teaspoon
  • Salt – 1 teaspoon
  • Black salt – ½ teaspoon
  • Raw and crushed carom seeds – ½ teaspoon
  • Red chilli powder – 1 teaspoon
  • Powdered sugar – 5 teaspoons

Method

1. Mix all the ingredients of masala in a bowl.

2. Cut the dates in small pieces.

3. Add these pieces to the masala and add the lemon juice.

4. Mix well.

5. Leave for 2 days.

6. Store in a glass container.