Ağ halva, white rice flour and honey halva

Ağ halva, white rice flour and honey halva

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A delicate treat from Iranian Azerbaijan: dry-heated rice flour, enriched with oil, bound with a honey syrup flavored with vanilla or rose water and ginge…

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White halva, also known as ağ halva, is made with rice flour and honey. It is spread into a pan and decorated with saffron-infused triangles, which also serve as a guide for cutting it into squares.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying pan
  • Estimated cost$12.43 $1.55 / serving Estimated price; varies by store.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

8 people
  • $3.67
  • $4.40
  • $4.20
  • $0.16

Prices from US supermarkets.

Directions

  1. Heat the rice flour in a frying pan or bowl over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it loses its moisture and becomes warm, without browning.
  2. Remove from the heat, add a little oil, and mix until it is completely absorbed. ≈ 4 min
  3. Gradually add the honey, vanilla, or rose water, and ginger, mixing by hand or with a spatula. ≈ 3 min
  4. Pour préparer the halva, place it in a greased dish and smooth it out with a rolling pin or the back of a spoon until the surface is even. ≈ 3 min
  5. Using saffron-infused thread, create lines in a diamond pattern, or any pattern you prefer, then cut along the lines. ≈ 8 min

The bill

Ağ halva, white rice flour and honey halva

  • 2 cups of rice flour$3.67
  • 1/2 cup of neutral oil or clarified butter$4.40
  • 1 cup of honey syrup (honey heated with a little water)$4.20
  • 1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger$0.16

Total$12.43

that's $1.55 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of rice flour
  • 1/2 cup of neutral oil or clarified butter
  • 1 cup of honey syrup (honey heated with a little water)
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract or 2 tablespoons of rosewater
  • 1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger
  • 1 pinch of saffron infused in a small amount of hot water, for decoration

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