Afghan-Style Jelly

Name: Afghan-Style Jelly
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Afghanistan
Ingredients: 35 g (¼ cup) slivered pistachios; 1 litre (4 cups) hot water; Small handful of dried rose petals; 100 g (3½ oz) caster (superfine) sugar; 55 g (2 oz) cornflour (cornstarch); 2 teaspoons food colouring of choice; 60 ml (¼ cup) rosewater

Maghoot

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Parwana

By Durkhanai Ayubi

Published 2020

About

Maghoot is a type of jelly-like sweet dish traditionally made for celebratory events such as weddings. The ingredients are simple, and it can be made in an array of colours, making it a sweet, simple and festive addition to the dessert table.

Ingredients

55 g (2 oz) cornflour (cornstarch)
100 g (3½

Asia
Afghanistan
Dessert
marriage
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Whisk the cornflour and sugar in a mixing bowl to combine. Add the rosewater, your choice of food colouring and 125 ml (½ cup) water, whisk to form a smooth slurry and set aside.

Bring the hot wate