This time of the year when the weather turns cooler and the light more somber, is my favourite. And, if I am to believe the internet, it is for a lot of people. I love how apps like instagram and Facebook have brought us all together. I used to be looked at funny when I said I love rain, love it a bit dark inside the house and when the wind gushes outside, it makes me happy. But thanks to the world becoming such a small place I can see there are a lot of people like me. That makes me happy too. 🙂
Figs incapsulate that mood for me. They just seem the most melancholic fruit to me. I don’t know why. You could say that it is such a colourful fruit on the inside, but to me it is the embodiment of fall.
This bread is so delicious. It is so easy to make. So quick to make AND it looks so good on your dining table. If impress is what you want to do, this has to be on your table as a late night little dessert of whip it out at chai time. Any which way you serve it, it will impress both in looks and taste. And all those celebrating Thanksgiving, you might want to serve a little Indo-Dutch treat?
- 500 grams semi-dried figs (dried will also do)
- 100 grams walnuts, chopped roughly
- 100 grams almonds, chopped roughly
- 1½ tbsps garam masala
- 1 tbsp fennel seeds
- 2 tbsps orange zest
- 50 ml rum
- Preheat oven to 160°C.
- Cut the figs in small pieces.
- Mix the garam masala with the zest and rum.
- Knead the figs, the chopped nuts (almonds and walnuts), the fennel seeds and the garam masala. Mix well with your hands till it becomes a solid sticky mass. If the dough is too dry you can add a tbsp of extra rum at a time.
- Form into a roll, cover with foil and set in the oven for 15 minutes.
- Let cool completely. Cut into slices and serve.
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wow how fun and easy and so unique Rakhee! love the flavors in this bread 🙂
Thanks Manali! This really is the easiest kind of bread you could make! 🙂
this reminds me of holiday fruit cake esp with the rum..so its a flourless bread.. which totally qualfies for dessert too 🙂
It IS a lot like fruit cake without the flour! And since we do call it bread it can totally be eaten for breakfast too…hehe 🙂
Beautiful flavours, delicious bread. Yummy yummy. Love the presentation too. 🙂
Thank you so much Ritu! <3
We have a similar bread called figenbrød here in Denmark and I love the idea of flavoring it with Indian spices! Adore your photos 🙂
Hi Naina, actually here in Holland it is called vijgenbrood. Quite Dutch and I just spiced it up with some Indian-ness! 🙂 Because everything tastes better with some garam masala right?!
Fantastic flavours! It looks delicious. And your photos are so beautiful too
Thank you so much Galina. This is quite a rich bread. Good for any meal… 😉
Love this. Figs are my favorite dried fruit and this one is so healthy and beautiful to look at.
xx
I used to hate dried figs growing up Asha, because mom used to soak them and make me eat them in the morning. Super healthy I know but ugh I disliked them so much. But now look at me, I love them too for their taste and for how exotic and beautiful they are…
That’s a very creative bread! Sweetness from fig and warmth from garam masala. I can see it working!
This bread definitely worked Kankana, the garam masala really elevated the taste! Thanks for dropping by… 🙂
such a wonderful recipe for these cold and cozy days here. and gorgeous photos <3
Thank you so much Laura & Nora! This is the kind of bread to curl up on your couch on a cold rainy day with a cup of hot tea! Thank you for the compliment and for stopping by my space! <3