Dates in Pastry Crust

Ghari—a home for any filling. Dates, coconut and mava are the most common for a delicious Parsi teatime snack. Banana, sweet potato, and warmly spiced dry fruits are other options. Traditionally, it is fried or patiently cooked on a cast iron tawa. My compromise is to bake them ahead of time and reheat them on the tawa—a cast iron skillet. This palm-sized, age-old savoury sweet recipe is best eaten warm. The pastry casing is always savoury, and the filling is always sweet. Ros