Tar Halva
Tar Halva

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Tar Halva is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Tar Halva is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

Tar Halva is a very traditional Persian dessert made with rice flour, ground cardamom and butter. It is sweetened with a light saffron syrup that is mildly scented with rosewater. Tar Halva translates to "moist halva," which is a different version of the regular Halva; it is made with rice flour and has a softer and moister consistency. Tar Halva is a traditional dessert from Iran's southern city of Shiraz, cooked mainly in the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook tar halva using 9 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Tar Halva:
  1. Make ready For the Syrup
  2. Make ready 2/3 cup (125 gms) Sugar:
  3. Take 1/2 cup Water
  4. Get 3-4 strands (powdered) Saffron:
  5. Get 2 tbsp Rose water
  6. Make ready For the Tar Halva Base
  7. Make ready 1 cup (165 gms) Rice flour (Chawal ka Atta):
  8. Make ready 6 tbsp Ghee
  9. Prepare 4 (peeled and powdered) Green Cardamom:

Pour the contents into a plate and press down and then give it a design. Note: One other main difference is that you will fry the rice flour for Tar Halva a bit less than you do the flour used for Halva. Tar-Halwa is a dessert made in Shiraz for breaking the fast during Ramadan. My memoirs, Wedding Song and Leaving Iran, chronicle my life and those of my family members in Iran.

Instructions to make Tar Halva:
  1. In a pan take sugar and water. Let a boil come and then add crushed saffron. Mix well and switch off the flame. Add rose water and mix well.
  2. In another pan dry roast rice flour until fragrant. It will take around 15-20 minutes. Make sure the flour doesn’t burn.
  3. Add ghee and cardamom to it. Mix well and cook for other 4-5 minutes.
  4. Now add the syrup in the rice flour pan. The mixture will sizzle so be careful.
  5. Mix well until the mixture is well combined and it looks like a crumbled dough.
  6. Switch off the flame and keep stirring until the Tar Halva starts pulling away from the sides and bottom of the pan.
  7. Transfer the Tar Halva to a serving plate. Smoothen the top with the back of a spoon, and then use the tip of the spoon to make designs on top.
  8. Garnish with slivered pistachios and serve hot or cold.
  9. Delicious “Tar Halva” is ready!

Tar-Halwa is a dessert made in Shiraz for breaking the fast during Ramadan. My memoirs, Wedding Song and Leaving Iran, chronicle my life and those of my family members in Iran. Food is an integral part of these stories.. Tar Halva is a very traditional Persian dessert made with rice flour, ground cardamom and butter. It is sweetened with a light saffron syrup that is mildly scented with rosewater.

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