Rashedy El Delta Halva Halva is a confection or sweetmeat originating in the Balkans and eastern Mediterranean regions. It is made from ground sesame seeds, honey or sugar syrup, with other ingredients such as dried fruit, pistachio nuts, farina (semolina), and almonds sometimes added. Cinnamon and cardamom are also frequently added. The ingredients are blended together, and then heated and poured into bars or long loaves.  The name means literally 'sweetmeat' and various forms of the word may be found in Turkish, Greek, Yiddish, Arabic, etc. (Helva, halva, halvah, halwa, halawi, etc.) Halva-The world’s best dessert Halva is a sweet delicacy that is popular in several countries specially; India, Palestinian, Greece, Romania, Cyprus, Israel, several Middle Eastern countries and Turkey. The similarity of the world Halva in other regions of the world in comparison with the Indian version suggests that it has origins in India. What ever the origins, there are several types of Halva depending on which county it is made. For example in India and other countries of that region, it is usually made of Semolina (Suji). Semolina is a roughly ground hard durum wheat. Interestingly this type of Halva with minor variations is made in Armenia, Bulgaria, Albania, Cyprus, Greece and Turkey. In north India, carrots are sometimes used in place of semolina, locally called the "gajar ka halwa" (gajar being carrots in Hindi as shown in the video). Many include pistachios and raisins in it. South Asian Halva is typically made by lightly frying the semolina in ghee (clarified butter) and later adding milk and sugar. The Halva is usually served with coffee/tea or as a dessert and "after dinners". Most Indian children have gown up eating their mothers Halva. Carrot Halwa Halva Rashedy El Delta is one of the best halva suppliers in Egypt you can enjoy the varaity of Halva products from our experts in halva  Halva There are numerous forms of halva, which is basically a ‘sweetmeat’ or dessert depending on which version you’re eating. The Middle Eastern sweet known as halva is made from ground roasted sesame seeds and honey. It's usually made in a slab and is often studded with chopped dried fruit or nuts. You can buy it in the UK ready-made wrapped in bars. Indian halva is a sweet dessert dish made with semolina, fried in ghee, mixed with spiced syrup and raisins and cooked until light and fluffy. It can also be made with grated vegetables - carrot halva is the most common. The vegetables are cooked with milk or cream and sugar into a thick paste, then flavoured with cardamom or other spices and sometimes nuts. The name means ‘sweetmeat’ in numerous languages, so you may see it written as helva, halvah, halwa, halawi and it could take on a slightly different form with a wide variety of spices, nuts, fruits or vegetables being added to it. Greek halva 1 cup olive oil 2 cups semolina 3 cups sugar 4 cups water 1/2 lemon, sliced 1 stick cinnamon chopped almonds sesame seeds Cook semolina and almonds in oil until golden. Meanwhile, heat the water and sugar just enough to completely dissolve the sugar and add lemon and cinnamon. Pour liquid onto semolina while stirring rapidly. Continue heating mixture until it thickens, then pour into cake form. Garnish with sesame seeds and serve at room temperature. Jewish Halvah 400 g Tahini oil drained from Tahini plus margarine to make 1 1/2 cups 4 c semolina or wheat flour 1 c honey 1/2 c sesame seeds Heat oil and margarine, stir in flour and cook over low flame while stirring constantly, until light brown. Then add tahini. Using a candy thermometer, heat honey to the soft ball stage (112 °C). Combine honey and sesame seeds with flour mixture and mix well. Pour onto greased form; cut as soon as solid enough. Halva (modern English spelling), halava (Sanskrit transliteration), halvah (Hebrew transliteration), halawi (Arabic transliteration), halva (Bosnian transliteration), helva (Turkish transliteration) or halwa (alternate Hindi transliteration) Halva is a confection made from semolina. Originally from India, the recipe spread throughout West Asia, the Balkans and the Mediterranean, while being adjusted to the local taste of each region. Such is the variation, that the only ingredients common to all recipes are semolina, sugar and possibly cardamom. Most recipes include butter, though some substitute vegetable oil. Most South Asian recipes include pistachios; most Mediterranean varieties sesame instead. Raisins, dates or other dried fruits are common, though not essential. In addition to cardamom, halava is often flavored with nutmeg, cinnamon, saffron and/or rosewater. The Jewish spelling, "halvah", may at times be used to refer specifically to the Jewish variety (heavily sesame-flavored—see recipe below). Recipes Basic Indian halava There are many kinds of halwas in India, but the most common are the carrot (gajar) halwa and the semolina (sooji or rava) halwa. Halwa is also made from atta flour. Here is the recipe for semolina halwa. 7/8 cup milk 7/8 cup water 3/4 cup sugar (1 cup if you like it very sweet) 1 cup semolina 3/4 cup butter or ghee (US: 1 1/2 sticks) 1/2 teaspoon cardamom 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (optional) crushed toasted pistachios (optional) Melt butter or ghee over medium heat, add semolina and stir-fry for about 10 minutes until nutty aroma develops. Meanwhile, bring milk, water and sugar to a boil in a separate pot, remove from heat and stir in spices. Turn off stove and pour liquid over fried semolina while stirring rapidly to contain sputtering. Pour into forms or let cool in pot and cut into pieces later. Serve at room temperature.   Option, garnish with crushed toasted pistachios. Persian halva 250 grams semolina 200 g sugar 200 g vegetable oil 1 c boiling water 1/2 cup rosewater 1/2 teaspoon saffron crushed toasted almonds Heat oil over medium heat, add semolina, stir-fry for about 10 minutes until nutty aroma develops and remove from heat. Dissolve sugar in boiling water, stir in rosewater and saffron and pour onto fried semolina while stirring rapidly. Garnish with crushed toasted almonds.

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