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Date and Sesame Wontons


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A delightfully innovative dessert of wonton wrappers filled with a nutty date mixture. This is one of my favourite Chinese desserts and I will not skip that mandatory scoop of ice-cream.

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Makes 23 wontons.


Ingredients



For the wontons
1 recipe wonton wrappers
1/3 cup milk
oil for deep-frying

For the stuffing
1/4 cup sesame seeds (til)
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup dates (khajur), finely chopped
1 tbsp butter, softened

To serve
 Vanilla Ice-Cream
2 tbsp powdered sugar

Method

    For the suffing
    1. Toast the sesame seeds over a medium flame until they are lightly browned. Cool.
    2. Grind them coarsely and mix with the brown sugar, dates and butter. Keep aside.

    How to proceed
    1. Place about 1 teaspoon of the stuffing in the centre of each wonton wrapper.
    2. Apply the milk along the edges and fold over to make a semi-circle. Bring the ends together and press to make a wonton. Refer to diagram see below.
    3. Repeat with the remaining dough and stuffing to make more wontons.
    4. Deep fry in hot oil until they are golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper.
    5. Sprinkle the powdered sugar on top.
    6. Serve hot with vanilla ice-cream.
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