Halwa-e-Aurdi Recipe
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Ingredients: 3/4 cup of sugar
2 cups water
6 oz. of margarine or vegetable fat
8 oz. wheat-meal flour
1/2 tsp. ground green cardamom seeds
(optional ingredients:1 tbs. slivered almonds, 1 tbs. slivered pistachios, 1 tsp. rosewater)
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Directions:Mix the sugar with 1 cup of water.
Melt the margarine in a frying pan over a medium to high heat.
Add the flour slowly and stir continuously while frying until it turns a golden brown.
Add the sugar water to the flour in the frying pan. Continue stirring and add 1 more cup of water. Let the fat separate out.
Continue stirring until the water has evaporated.
Add the cardamom, and the optional ingredients if you chose to use them.
Preheat the oven to 300ºF.
Transfer the mix to a deep-bottomed 8-inch cake tin. Cover with tin foil. Bake for 30 minutes. |
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Servings:As many as you like, depending on how selfish you are. |
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Preparation
Time:45 minutes |
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Personal
Notes: Mildly sweet, delicately flavored dessert often served at festivals.
Eat slightly warm or cold.
Afghan proverb: Qatra qatra daryab mayshawad = A river is made drop by drop.
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