Halawat Sha'riyya
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5.0
3 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Total Time
40 mins
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Servings
6 people
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
Middle Eastern, Iraqi
Halawat Sha'riyya
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Halawat sha'riyya is a typical Iraqi dessert made from vermicelli and walnuts scented with cardamom and rose water.
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 6 oz. wheat vermicelli noodles (sold in nests)
- 2 cups hot water
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1¼ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 tablespoon rose water
- 4 tablespoons crushed walnuts
For the garnish
- 2 tablespoons ground pistachios
Instructions
- Melt the butter and oil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan.
- Lightly crush the noodle nests (or balls) between the fingers and add them to the pan, stirring constantly for about 5 minutes or until they are golden brown.
- Carefully pour hot water over and season with salt.
- Mix and bring to a boil over high heat, then lower the heat and simmer covered on low to medium heat, until the noodles begin to soften, 4 to 5 minutes.
- Add sugar, cardamom, rose water and walnuts.
- Stir until the sugar crystals dissolve.
- Simmer over low to medium heat and cover, stirring 2 or 3 times, until the water is absorbed, the vermicelli are shiny and the sugar begins to stick to the bottom of the pan, or between 12 and 15 minutes.
- Immediately, spread the vermicelli on a flat plate by smoothing with the back of a spoon.
- Sprinkle with a generous pinch of ground pistachios.
- Serve hot.
Notes
- Leftovers can be refrigerated and heated for 1 minute in the microwave.
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