Iranian Halva Dessert

Name: Iranian Halva Dessert
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 250 g wheat flour; 200 g sugar; 1 cup vegetable oil; 1/2 teaspoon saffron; 1 cup rosewater; 1 tablespoon pistachios, crushed; 1 tablespoon almonds, crushed

Sweet Butterfly @cook_5061724

دبي، UAE

A popular Iranian dessert. It is prepared using flour, oil, sugar, rosewater, pistachio and almonds.

Sweet Butterfly @cook_5061724

دبي، UAE

A popular Iranian dessert. It is prepared using flour, oil, sugar, rosewater, pistachio and almonds.

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Ingredients

20 mins

8 servings

250 gwheat flour
200 gsugar
1 cupvegetable oil
1/2 teaspoonsaffron
1 cuprosewater
1 tablespoonpistachios, crushed
1 tablespoonalmonds, crushed

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Steps

20 mins

1

In a saucepan, dilute the sugar in ½ cup of water, bring to a boil then stir in the rosewater and saffron. Turn off the heat, and keep the sugar syrup warm.
2

In another saucepan, heat the vegetable oil, add in the flour and stir over low heat.
3

When the flour is golden and starts to thicken, reduce the heat and slowly add in the sugar syrup while constantly stirring.
4

When the flour is completely dissolved in the syrup and the mix turns into a thick and smooth paste, remove from heat quickly and leave to cool for a few minutes.
5

Before the halva paste cools completely, spread it evenly in a serving platter using the back of a spoon.
6

Sprinkle the halva with the pistachios and almonds.Let cool.
7

Cut into pieces and serve cold.

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Sweet Butterfly @cook_5061724

on September 01, 2011 10:16

دبي، UAE

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