Flour Halwah

Name: Flour Halwah (Halwah-Eh Ard)
Yield: Serves 4–6
Cuisine: Afghanistan
Ingredients: 440 g (2 cups) caster (superfine) sugar; 1.25 litres (5 cups) boiling water, plus 250 ml (1 cup) extra; 1.25 litres (5 cups) boiling water, plus 250 ml (1 cup) extra; 375 ml (1½ cups) sunflower oil; 2 teaspoons ground cardamom; Edible rose petals, to serve; 300 g (2 cups) plain (all-purpose) flour

Halwah-Eh Ard

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Parwana

By Durkhanai Ayubi

Published 2020

About

This halwah is made with plain flour, and is usually served with naan bread and tea. An elder from my mother’s time in Afghanistan would say that the special sweet aroma that fills the air when the flour first hits the hot oil in the pot rises up to the highest heavens, where even angels can smell the perfume.

Ingredients

440 g (2 cups) caster (superfine) sugar
1.25 litres (5

Asia
Afghanistan
Dessert
Vegan

Method

Stir the sugar and boiling water in a small saucepan to dissolve the sugar. Place the pan over high heat and bring to the boil. Stir the cardamom and a pinch of salt into the syrup, then remove the pan from the heat.

Heat the oil in a medium heavy-based saucepan over medium heat until hot, bu