In Greek: χαλβάς, pronounced hal-VAHS. This recipe for halvas calls for (передбачає, вимагає, необхідність) almonds and raisins, and the result is a delightful pudding, topped with a sprinkle of cinnamon. A Lenten (тих, хто поститься, вегетаріанців) favorite, halvas contains no eggs or dairy products. And as there are few teachers here in our office (Yappi) who are feasting this spring, I feel my duty (обов'язок) to made one more recipe dedicated to “no-dairy product” cousin.
Ingredients:
FOR THE SYRUP
• juice of 1 orange
• grated peel (терта шкірка) of 1 orange
• 2 cups of water
• 1 cup of sugar
• 1 stick of cinnamon
• 5 whole cloves (головки гвоздики)
FOR THE PUDDING
• 2/3 cup of sunflower oil (соняшникова олія)
• 1/3 cup of olive oil (оливкова олія)
• 11/2 cups of semolina (манка)
• 1/2 cup coconut flakes (кокосова стружка)
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped (грубо-меленого) almonds
• 1/2 cup raisins (ізюм), optional (по бажанню)
How to...
In a saucepan (каструльці), combine all syrup ingredients and boil for about 6 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside (відставте в сторонці).
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In a deep frying pan, preheat oil over medium-high heat (на середньому вогні). Add semolina slowly (повільно! всипати манку), stirring constantly (періодично помішуючи). (The longer it cooks, the darker it will become.)
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Add almonds to the mixture and when they start to brown –turn it off .
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Spoon the mixture into a large square mold (прямокутну форму) and bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven at 160 C. When ready, carefully and slowly (акуратно і повільно) stir the syrup into the semolina mixture.
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When the pudding has cooled to room temperature, cut your halva on squares and remove from mold, sprinkle with cinnamon and serve.
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Enjoy your meal!
М. ПЛОЩА УКРАЇНСЬКИХ ГЕРОЇВ,
