Turkish Delight Recipe (Lokum Recipe)
Turkish Delight Recipe also known as Lokum, Remember it from The Narnia movie. This iconic dessert is popular in Turkey made with cornstarch, sugar, flavourings like rosewater. This chewy jelly confection requires few tips and techniques to be followed to achieve the perfect chewy texture. Learn how to make perfect Turkish delight with step by step pictures and video.
Equipment
Non Stick Cooking Pot & Sauce Pan
Whisk
6 inch Glass square pan
Ingredients
For Sugar Syrup
- 1½ cup Sugar
- ¾ cup Water
- 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
For Cornstarch Mixture
- ½ cup Cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon Cream of Tartar
- 1 cup Water
OTHER INGREDIENTS:
- 1 teaspoon Oil
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- ½ teaspoon Rose Extract
- ¼ teaspoon Red Food Colour
For Coating
- 1 tablespoon Cornstarch
- 4 tablespoon Powdered Sugar
Instructions
- Grease a glass mould with little oil and spread evenly. Set this aside.
- Take sugar, ¾ cup water and lemon juice in a sauce pan and cook till the sugar syrup reaches soft ball consistency. It will take around 10 mins. Cook the syrup in medium heat. When you spoon some syrup in a bowl of water, you will be able to collect the syrup. This is the stage.
- Now in a nonstick kadai. Take cornstarch, cream of tartar, water and mix well using a wire whisk. Now place it on heat. Cook till it thickens.
- Now slowly drizzle the syrup and keep mixing. Once all the syrup is added. Keep mixing and continue to cook on low heat for 30 to 35 mins. You can see the mixture will get very sticky and thick and leaving the sides of the kadai. Add in vanilla, rose extract and red food colour and mix well.
- Pour this in a greased pan and spread with a wet spatula. Let it rest and cool for at least 3 to 4 hours. Leave it overnight.
- Mix cornflour and icing sugar in a bowl and set aside. Dust a work surface with cornflour and sugar. Un mould the turkish delight and cut it into strips. Then cubes. Dust more each while cutting. Now coat each turkish delight in the sugar mix and enjoy.
Video
Notes
- Use nonstick pan for cooking Turkish delight. It makes the cooking process easier.
- If you are using rose water add extra rose water. I used rose extract so I used a few drops.
- Make sure to get the sugar syrup right for perfect chewy texture.
- Coat the Turkish delight generously with powdered sugar.
- You can add finely chopped nuts into the Turkish delight for better flavour.
- Let the Turkish delight air dry for 24 hours after cutting it. This will prevent homemade Turkish delight from getting sticky.
Serving & Storage
You can enjoy Turkish delight with a cup of coffee. Store it in an air tight container at room temperature for upto a week.Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Turkish Delight Recipe (Lokum Recipe)
Serving Size
1 serving
Amount per Serving
Calories
107
% Daily Value*
Fat
0.3
g
0
%
Saturated Fat
0.02
g
0
%
Trans Fat
0.001
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.2
g
Sodium
2
mg
0
%
Potassium
18
mg
1
%
Carbohydrates
27
g
9
%
Fiber
0.04
g
0
%
Sugar
22
g
24
%
Protein
0.01
g
0
%
Vitamin A
0.02
IU
0
%
Vitamin C
0.1
mg
0
%
Calcium
1
mg
0
%
Iron
0.04
mg
0
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.