Saweeq Recipe

Saweeq is a date balls that is made with date paste, whole wheat flour or barley flour. It is also called As Saweeq. Muslim prophet Hazrat Muhammad ( SA ) ate saweeq after breaking fast during the holy Ramadan month as an Iftar dish. He also ate this dish while traveling. This dish can be carried easily that’s why he took this dish while traveling. So the saweeq recipe is –

Ingredients

1. Dates ( 28 )
2. Whole wheat flour ( 1 cup )
3. Butter ( 1/2 cup )

Methods

• Firstly, remove the seeds of the dates.
• Then, soak the dates in the water for 2 hours.
• Then, strain the soaked dates with a strainer.
• Then, put the strained dates in the food processor bowl and blend it with a food processor.
• Then, date paste will be made.
• Then, put the whole wheat flour in the frying pan and roast it for 3 minutes on low heat.
• Then, put the date paste, roasted wheat flour, butter in the bowl and mix it very well with your hand.
• Then, shape the date paste like small balls.
• Lastly, serve this healthy and delicious saweeq.

Saweeq Recipe With Barley Flour

Besides wheat flour, the authentic saweeq is made with barley flour. So the saweeq recipe is-

Ingredients

1. Dates ( 28 )
2. Barley flour ( 1 cup )
3. Ghee ( 1/2 cup )
4. Cow milk ( 3 tbsp )

Methods

• Firstly, remove the seeds of the dates.
• Then, soak the dates in the water for 2 hours.
• Then, strain the soaked dates with a strainer.
• Then, put the strained dates in the food processor bowl and blend it with a food processor.
• Then, date paste will be made.
• Then, put the barley flour in the frying pan and roast it for 3 minutes on low heat.
• Then, put the date paste, roasted barley flour, ghee, milk in the bowl and mix it very well with your hand.
• Then, shape the date paste like small balls.
• Lastly, serve this delicious saweeq.

Quick Saweeq Recipe

Saweeq can be made in 5 minutes. So the recipe of this quick saweeq is-

Ingredients

1. Ready to use date paste packet ( 1 )
2. Whole wheat flour ( 1 cup )
3. Condensed milk ( 2 tbsp )
4. Butter ( 1/2 cup )

Methods

• Firstly, put the whole wheat flour in the frying pan and roast it for 3 minutes on low heat.
• Then, put the date paste, roasted wheat flour, condensed milk, butter in the bowl and mix it very well with your hand.
• Then, shape the date paste like small balls.
• Lastly, serve this saweeq.

Gluten Free Saweeq Recipe

The authentic saweeq is made with whole wheat flour or barley flour. But wheat flour and barley flour both are not gluten free and those flours are not appropriate for celiac patients. So the gluten free saweeq recipe is-

Ingredients

1. Dates ( 30 )
2. Corn flour ( 1 cup )
3. Butter ( 1/2 cup )

Methods

• Firstly, remove the seeds of the dates.
• Then, soak the dates in the water for 2 hours.
• Then, strain the soaked dates with a strainer.
• Then, put the strained dates in the food processor bowl and blend it with a food processor.
• Then, date paste will be made.
• Then, put the corn flour in the frying pan and roast it for 2 minutes on low heat.
• Then, put the date paste, roasted corn flour, butter in the bowl and mix it very well with your hand.
• Then, shape the date paste like small balls.
• Lastly, serve this gluten free saweeq.

The above recipes are all authentic and easy saweeq recipe. So we can make this dish at home easily by following the above recipes and eating this dish as an evening snack.