Khajoor Milkshake Recipe

Name: Khajoor Milkshake
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 10 Dates (khajoor), pitted; ½ cup Milk, warm, for soaking; 2 cups Milk, chilled; 8 Almonds (badam), soaked with the dates, peeled if you like; 1 pod Green cardamom (choti elaichi), seeds only; ½ cup Ice; 1 Bananas; 1 tsp Honey (shehad)

کھجور کا ملک شیک بنانے کا طریقہ

Naturally sweet khajoor milkshake of soaked dates blended with cold milk, a few almonds and cardamom, no sugar needed. Filling and steady for sehri.

Prep

10 min

Cook

0 min

Marinate / soak

15 min

Serves

Difficulty

Easy

Spice

Mild

Khajoor milkshake has become a Ramadan habit in Pakistani homes: dates for sweetness and energy, milk for protein, and a handful of nuts to make it last through a long fast. Soaking the dates in a little warm milk first softens them so the shake blends silky smooth without any sugar.

Tips for the best result

Soft dates like Ajwa or Aseel blend smoothest; dry dates need a longer soak.
For sehri, add a spoon of oats or a few walnuts to make it more filling.

Common mistakes

Blending hard dates straight into cold milk. You get gritty bits of skin instead of a smooth shake.
Adding sugar. Dates are sweet enough; extra sugar makes it cloying and leaves you thirsty during the fast.

How to serve

Serve cold at sehri with a paratha, or at iftar after opening the fast.

Storing and reheating

Best fresh. Soaked date paste keeps 2 days in the fridge, so you can blend a fresh shake in a minute at sehri.

Nutrition and cost

Worked out from the ingredients, not measured in a lab. Treat both as a rough guide.

Per serving Estimate

Calories: 325kcal
Protein: 12g
Fat: 12g
Carbs: 46g
Fibre: 3.8g
Sodium: 130mg

Estimated from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (April 2018), public domain values for the raw ingredients (100% of the recipe by weight had data). Deep-frying oil is counted at 20%; bones and water lost in cooking are not subtracted, so bone-in and fried dishes can read high. Not medical advice. Method

Cost per servingEstimate

≈ Rs 66

Whole dish ≈ Rs 130 · 87% of ingredients by weight priced

Prices in

From the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics weekly SPI, week ended 29 Oct 2026. Spices, herbs and some vegetables are not in the SPI and are left out unless you add your price, so the real cost is a little higher. How this works