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HALVA

• 3 Cups Flour
• 1/4 Tsp Zafran (Saffran)
• 1 Tbsp Cocoa Powder
• 1/2 Tsp Ginger Powder
• 3/4 Cup Sugar
• 1 Cup Oil
• 1/2 Tsp Cardamom
• 2 Tbsp Rose Water
• 1 oz (28g) Butter

PREPARATIONS:

1- Soak the Zafran (saffron) in boiling water for 30 Minutes.

DIRECTIONS:

1- Pour 3/4 cup sugar in a pot.
2- Add 1 cup boiling water, the cardamom and the rose water to the pot, and stir.
3- Bring the mixture to boil over medium heat and let it simmer for 10 Minutes.
4- pour 3 cups flour in a large pot and heat the pot over low heat, keep stirring the flour until it becomes darker. Note: It is important to keep stirring so the heat spreads across the flour evenly and avoids burning.
5- Sift the heat flour in a colander and pour it back into the pot.
6- Add the butter, stir and then add 1 cup oil and mix thoroughly.
Note:The mixture should look like the one shown in the video, if it's looser or harder, adjust with adding more flour or oil.
7- Heat the mixture over low heat, keep stirring until the mixture changes it's color to light brown or brown (as preferred).
8- Pour the Zafran in a small cup and cocoa powder and ginger powder in separate cups.
9- Add the (Sugar, rose water, cardamom) mixture to each cup and mix thoroughly.
10- Divide the flour mixture in 3 separate bowls and apply each flavor mixture from the previous step to each bowl and mix until the mixture looks like a soft dough.
11- Spread and stack the doughs on top of each other.
12- Cut it in any shape you would like.

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