Preparation info
  • Serves

    8

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      2 hr

Appears in
Classic Palestinian Cuisine: 25th Anniversary Edition

By Christiane Dabdoub Nasser

Published 2026

  • About

A traditional Armenian dessert from the old country, this is served on special occasions. Easy to prepare, it is best to serve halaweh fresh, at room temperature.

Ingredients

  • 200 g (¾ cup plus 2 tbsp) butter
  • 490

Method

Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan on a medium heat and add the semolina and pine nuts, mixing thoroughly. Keep stirring the mixture until the pine nuts turn golden, then turn off the heat.

In another saucepan, combine the sugar, milk and 240ml (1 cup) of water and bring to the boil over medium heat. Add this liquid to the hot semolina while stirring and bring to the boil once more. Re