Turkish Semolina Halwa
Turkish Semolina Halwa is a delicious butter halwa made using toasted semolina and nuts.
Ingredients
- ½ cup Semolina
- ¾ cup Brown Sugar
- 1 cup Water
- ½ cup Milk
- ¼ cup Butter
- 3 tablespoon Oil
- ¼ cup Mixed Nuts
- Few Drops Rose Extract
Instructions
- Heat butter and oil in a frying pan, add in semolina and roast till it gets golden.
- Add in chopped nuts and mix well. Fry till golden.
- Take milk, sugar, water in a sauce pan. Bring it to a boil.
- Pour the hot milk mix into the semolina and mix well.
- Stir till it thickens.
- Add in rose extract ad mix well.
- Serve hot.
Notes
- Toast the semolina in butter till it gets toasty and golden brown.
- You can use milk instead of water.
- Traditionally pine nuts are used. But you can use any nuts of your choice.
- Finely chopped walnuts adds nice crunch to the halwa
- Addition of rose extract is optional. You can skip if needed.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
Serve this halwa hot, warm or cold with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Turkish Semolina Halwa
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
445
% Daily Value*
Fat
23
g
35
%
Saturated Fat
9
g
56
%
Trans Fat
1
g
Cholesterol
34
mg
11
%
Sodium
129
mg
6
%
Potassium
137
mg
4
%
Carbohydrates
57
g
19
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
42
g
47
%
Protein
4
g
8
%
Vitamin A
404
IU
8
%
Calcium
77
mg
8
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.