Boil about 2 cups of water. Mix the flour with butter and salt and then add enough water to make a dough with which can be rolled into a ball. Keep covered. Chope the dates very fine. Heat a pan and add dates and coconut and mix well mashing the dates. Remove from flame and let it cool. Apply little oil on ur palms. Make little balls of 1 inch diameter with the rice dough, press it on the palms and put a tspn of date mix in the center and cover and make a shape similar to kisses chocolate.(or balls again) Boil water in a vegetable steamer or idli cooker and steam the rice-date balls for about 5-10 minutes. Serve hot.