Dessert

Afghan flour halva

Name: Afghan flour halva
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 150 ml Olive oil; 200 g Flour; 150 g Sugar; 1/2 tsp Cardamom; 30 g Pistachios

Preparation time: 35 min
Servings: Serves 6

Ingredients

Serves 6

Olive oil — to buy150 ml
Flour — to buy200 g
Sugar — to buy150 g
Cardamom — to buy1/2 tsp
Pistachios — to buy30 g

Preparation

Heat the oil in a saucepan, pour in the flour and toast it on low heat 10-12 minutes, stirring constantly, until it turns golden and gives off a nutty aroma.
Meanwhile, make a syrup by bringing the water, sugar and cardamom to a boil for 3 minutes.
Pour the hot syrup in a stream over the toasted flour, off the heat, stirring vigorously — watch out for splatters.
Return to very low heat 3-4 minutes, stirring, until the mixture thickens and pulls away from the sides.
Pour into a dish, level the surface, sprinkle with crushed pistachios and let cool before cutting into diamonds.