Traditional Sindhi Dry Fruit Mix

Coarsely crush the cashews, almonds, walnuts, pistachios, and raisins using the traditional method with your hands or a mortar and pestle. Do not grind them into a fine powder.

Grind the chopped dried dates in a mixer into a coarse mixture.

In a large bowl, combine the crushed dry fruits, ground dried dates, and poppy seeds. Mix well and keep aside.

Heat the pure ghee in a heavy-bottomed pan over low heat. Add the dry fruit mixture and roast it for about 30 minutes, stirring continuously until it becomes aromatic and lightly golden.

In the same pan, roast the edible gum (gond) in a little ghee until it puffs up. Remove and allow it to cool.

In a mixer, grind together the roasted gond, rock sugar (mishri), Jawari Tikki (Sindhi peppermint candy), green cardamom, and black peppercorns into a fine powder.

Allow the roasted dry fruit mixture to cool completely.

Add the powdered gond and spice mixture to the cooled dry fruit mixture. Mix thoroughly until everything is evenly combined.

Store the mixture in a clean, dry, airtight container. Enjoy it in small portions as a nourishing traditional health mix.