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Flour Halawa - Halva

come together in this Iraqi dessert, flavoured with cardamom and simmered on the stove.

32 min · Serves 3 · Easy

Serves
3

Ingredients

Time
Prep 2 min · Cook 30 min · 32 min total
Difficulty
easy
  1. 1

    Make a syrup by boiling sugar and water together, let the sugar dissolve completely and let it boil for 30 seconds and set aside.add the ground cardamom.

    1 min
  2. 2

    Place oil in a pot on medium heat, when it's hot add flour. keep on moving the flour until it becomes light brown in color.

  3. 3

    Remove from heat, immediately add sugar syrup carefully, mix it with a whisk until the mixture is consistent and lump-free.

  4. 4

    Pour in flat plates, garnish as desired, let it cool and serve. Tips: you can use any type of flour you like, you can mix in a little whole wheat flour for more thick and grainy texture.

  5. 5

    Tips: you can adjust sugar measure to your desired sweetness level, 1 cup will give you a light taste, 1 1/2 cup will give you a moderate taste, 2 sups will give you very sweet dessert.

  6. 6

    Tips: if the halawa didn't have a pouring consistancy, place it in a plate and press it with a plastic spatula and leave it to cool before serving.

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