Semolina Helva

Irmik Helvasi

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6–8

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    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      1 hr 10

Appears in
Istanbul Cult Recipes

By Pomme Larmoyer

Published 2015

  • About

A recipe that takes time (to cook the semolina on the heat) and attention (so you do not bum it!) and in the end a flavour with a hint of toasted grain and caramel.

Ingredients

  • 100 g ( oz) butter
  • 200 g (7

Method

Melt the butter in a medium, heavy-based saucepan, add the semolina and pine nuts, and stir over very low heat for 45 minutes (yes, that long). The semolina will take on a caramel colour; make sure that it does not burn. Dissolve the sugar in the cold milk, and add to the semolina, still stirring. Once the first blisters appear on the surface, run a fork quickly through the semolina several tim