Ingredients

• For dough:
• Maida (all-purpose flour) - 1 cup
• egg - 1 small, lightly beaten
• salt - 1/2 tsp
• water to mix
• For filling:
• seedless dates - 200 gm, finely chopped
• walnuts - 1/3 cup, chopped
• honey - 2 tbsp

How to Make Date pancakes

• Combine all the ingredients except the water together.
• Add enough water to form soft, but not sticky dough.
• Knead well and keep covered for one and a halfhour.
• Mix all the ingredients for filling together.
• Roll out the dough very thinly and cut into 5 cm rounds, using a biscuit cutter.
• Place some filling on one circle and brush the edges with water.
• Cover the filling with another circle and press the edges to seal.
• Use all the dough circles and filling thus.
• Deep fry the filled pancakes in moderately hot oil till crisp and golden brown.
• Serve hot with a dollop of vanilla ice cream.