Halva is an exquisite eastern treat that can be prepared at home. To do this, it is not necessary to use only sunflower seeds, because excellent halva can be prepared with nuts. Such a variation will be not only tasty, but also healthy. In this recipe, we will tell you how to cook halva from nuts and seeds, as well as give some tips that will help you get the perfect result.

To prepare halva from nuts, you will need the following ingredients: 1 glass of sugar, 1 cup of wheat flour, 1 cup of nuts (most often use peanuts or walnuts), 2 glasses of water, 1 teaspoon of vanillin and 100 g of oil. Nuts are crushed into small crumbs, then fried until golden. The oil melts in a pan, flour is added to it, which is also fried until a golden hue. Sugar dissolves in water, and the syrup is cooked until thickened. Then the walnut-municipal mixture and syrup are connected, everything is boiled to the consistency of sour cream. The resulting mass is laid out in a solidification form, previously lubricated with oil.

If you prefer halva from sunflower, then you will need 2 glasses of unpeeled seeds, 150 g of unrefined sunflower oil, 1.5 cups of wheat flour, 1/3 glass of water and 1 cup of sugar. Seeds are washed, dried and fried until cooked, then crushed in a meat grinder or combine to porridge mass. The flour is fried in a dry pan until golden and mixed with seeds, then twisted again. Syrup from water and sugar is prepared, after which oil and a mixture of flour with seeds are added. Everything is mixed to a homogeneous state and laid out in a form for solidification.

In order for the halva to be tasty and fragrant, it is important to use fresh nuts or seeds. Be sure to try them before cooking to make sure that they are not burned out. The same applies to oil: unrefined sunflower oil should be fresh and have an unsaturated taste. When cooking syrup, it is better to fall asleep sugar into boiling water - so the taste of halva will turn out much better.

If you want to add the aroma of your halve, you can use vanillin.

And if you don't like the taste of sugar, you can use honey instead. In this case, 1,5 cups of honey will be needed for 1 cup of sugar. Honey will give the halve not only sweetness, but also a light honey flavor, which will become the highlight of your dessert.

This dessert is ideal for lovers of oriental sweets and those who want to try to cook halva at home. Surprise your loved ones and enjoy the result - fragrant, fresh and tasty halva cooked with your own hands!

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