Name: Turkish Delight with Rose Water
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: Servings: 20 pieces
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: ¼ cup toasted pistachios; 2 tablespoons cooking rose water or 1 tablespoon orange blossom water; 1 drop red food coloring; 2 cups cold water; 1 cup cold water; ¼ cup toasted almonds; 1 cup confectioners’ sugar; 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice; ¾ cup cornstarch; ½ cup wheat or cornstarch; ½ teaspoon cream of tartar; 1 teaspoon ground cardamom; ¼ cup toasted walnuts; 2 cups sugar

Preparation info

Servings:
20 pieces

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 30

Appears in

Silk Road Cooking

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2000

About

Lokum, meaning “rest for the throat” in Turkish, is the delicate, gummy jelly Westerners call Turkish Delight. It comes in many varieties, most flavored with lime or orange juice, but some with pomegranates, grapes or mulberries. The pink type is usually scented with rose water and the green with mint.

Ingredients

Syrup

2 cups cold water
2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon

Method

Oil a 12-inch-square, nonstick metal pan, dust with cornstarch, and set aside.
To make the syrup, combine the water, sugar, lime juice and rose water in a small heavy-based saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat to medium and simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the surface is full of bubbles and a candy thermometer reaches 2