Chickpea halva

Chickpea halva

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Discover this delicious chickpea halva recipe, a soft and sweet dessert.

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Halva is a traditional dessert from the Middle East and Central Asia. This chickpea-based version offers a unique texture and a sweet flavor.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total1 hr 45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodbread
  • Estimated cost$1.06 $0.13 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

8 people
  • $0.83
  • $0.12
  • $0.11

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 3 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. After thoroughly washing and squeezing the oil paint, dry it in the sun, and then fry it in a pan. Afterwards, add the oil paint to the “sharkara pani” (a type of sweet dough) and mix well.
  2. Soak it.
  3. Next, gently heat to form small balls.
  4. Ready to go. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Chickpea halva

  • chickpeas – approximately 800 grams$0.83
  • sugar - 1 kilogram (in powder form)$0.12
  • Éclade – a spoonful of coffee (in powder form)$0.11

Total$1.06

that's $0.13 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • chickpeas – approximately 800 grams
  • sugar - 1 kilogram (in powder form)
  • Éclade – a spoonful of coffee (in powder form)

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