Name: Three-Nut Starch Halva (Halva-ye Masqati-e Lari)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: Makes quarter-sized sheet pan
Cuisine: Iranian
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon ground saffron threads dissolved in 2 tablespoons water; 1 cup/120 g wheat or corn starch; ½ cup/120 ml rose water; ½ cup/120 ml sesame oil; ¼ cup/30 g slivered blanched almonds; 1 teaspoon ground cardamom; ¼ cup/30 g slivered pistachios; ¼ cup/30 g chopped walnuts; 2 cups/400 g sugar

Preparation info

Makes
quarter-sized
sheet pan

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 20

Appears in

Cooking in Iran

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2020

About

I adapted this recipe from one by Abdolhasan Khalilian, a talented and generous man who has been cooking this halva in a small artisanal workshop in Lar (see photo) for more than a decade.