The best halwa recipe!

[Soliloquy]

:salams

I guess this thread is random... I've never actually made halwa properly before, and wondered whether anyone has a good recipe that has been tried and tested.

I don't really want the runny stuff, but the halwa you can cut into blocks.

Any suggestions would be appreciated, my Dad's been wanting some for a while now and I said I'd make some, I actually went and got the obvious ingredients already.

:jkk:

[*hijab*]

Re: The best halwa recipe!

:wswrwb:

My mum's halwa is theee best *no haters*

I don't know the recipe by heart *bad girl*

I'll try & get it off my mum :insha:

[Soliloquy]

Re: The best halwa recipe!

Yay, thankies. :love:

[*hijab*]

Re: The best halwa recipe!

Yay, thankies. :love:

I'll ask her tomorrow, PM me if I forget.
Haven't even attempted to make it myself!

[islam4u]

Re: The best halwa recipe!

:wswrwb:

My mum's halwa is theee best *no haters*

I don't know the recipe by heart *bad girl*

I'll try & get it off my mum :insha:

Stop spending time on Ummah forums and learn to cook and spread the cooking wisdom.

[Jenicca]

Re: The best halwa recipe!

What halwa do you want to make sis....

Carrot, egg, soji.....or just plain like habshi halwa you can buy??

Although for the former one you need milk powder and we like to use klim, which you can't buy in the UK.

You can use nido as a substitute but its not as half as good

Let me know what one you wanna make and ill flick through my book for ya!!

[hamza05]

Re: The best halwa recipe!

sooji halwa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slScjp64-fU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs62F...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVgWF...eature=related

carrot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yksRZ...feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIo04...feature=relmfu

badam halwa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHne8...feature=relmfu

bombay karachi halwa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJb_r...feature=relmfu

[Soliloquy]

Re: The best halwa recipe!

@ hijab: Will do, insha-Allah. :D

@ Jenicca: Not sure what habshi halwa is, lol, but I meant the sooji one and the carrot one, though I really want the sooji one. Never tasted egg halwa, I think... :| I'd appreciate any of your recipes. :)


@ hamza: :jkk:, I'll take a look at those tomorrow.

[x--x]

Re: The best halwa recipe!

I made halwa the other day though I can't remember how to make it.

[noobz]

Re: The best halwa recipe!

go to ur nearest masjid and ask the molvi there ... they always know :D

[Supernova Nebula]

Re: The best halwa recipe!

I want baklava, I haven't had baklava in ages:(

[shikran]

Re: The best halwa recipe!

wht abt ths..

Sohan Halwa

[islam4u]

Re: The best halwa recipe!

How about making my newly thought of invention called Halwa Parcels:

Basically it is miniature sausage shaped fillo pastry parcel which contains halwa blocks with shavings of dates and coarsly chopped pistachio nuts.

Sprinkle the light and fluffy pastry with a bit of coca powder and there you have it "Halwa Parcel"

A great taste sensation as it is a marriage of different textures and flavours, don't delay try my halwa parcels today.

[Bahar]

Re: The best halwa recipe!

Semolina helva is the most popular one in Turkey :)

Here is how we cook it

Main:
1 cup semolina flour
125 ml unsalted butter
2 tbsp pine nuts

Syrup:
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 cup milk



Cook the main ingredients on medium-low heat until golden brown in a large pot, constantly stirring. In another pot, mix the syrup ingredients until boiled. Pour the syrup very slowly into the pot with the semolina while stirring with a long wooden spoon. The mixture will be bubbly and will spit so be careful. Stir until the mixture leaves sides of the pot (it will become doughy), this shouldn't take more than a couple minutes.

Then place away from heat with the lid on, wait for 5 minutes and put in a bowl, leveled. When cooled, put it on a flat plate upside down.

[ze leetle elper]

Re: The best halwa recipe!

Put one whole anchor butter and 1 cup fine semolina in a pan on medium heat and stir until golden brown (maybe 10-15 mins depending on your cooker)

Meanwhile put 1 cup of sugar and 2 cups boiling water in a bowl and stir. Add crushed cardamon to this

Add the water/ sugar mixture to the semolina and stir on a medium/ high heat until all the liquid has evaporated and its nice and fluffy (takes about 3-5mins)

Add chopped nuts (almonds/ pistachio) raising etc whatever you like ito the halwa. Stick the lid on for a bit and keep on low when you have done this...you will start to see the 'oil' come out on the bottom on the pan and its done :up: enjoy!