Recipe for red sugar halva of Mazandaran food in Iran
This is a delicious local dessert called Mazandaran Red Sugar Halva in Iran, which is cooked as follows, and follow the cooking article of Koolleh magazine in the continuation of this article.
INGREDIENTS :
- White flour = 2 cups
- Red sugar = 1 cup
- Water rose = 1/2 cup
- Cardamom powder = 1/4 teaspoon
- Water = 1.5 cups
- Solid oil = 1/2 cup
- Butter = 1/4 cup
INSTRUCTION :
First, fry the flour in a pan over a low flame to get the color you want
In another bowl, mix red sugar or red sugar with water, and because red sugar is hard and solid, it takes longer to dissolve with water, so the amount of water in the recipe is more than sugar.
When the sugar and water are dissolved, mix the cardamom and rose powder and give it time to reach room temperature.
Pass the sifted flour through a sieve and add the amount of butter and oil to it and fry it again.
At this stage, slowly add the water and sugar mixture to the flour and oil mixture and stir quickly until it becomes rocky.
After it is properly shaped, we pour it into a container and shape it
Other points
In this halva, you can also use Sangak flour or a mixture of white flour and rice flour
Red sugar is rich in natural salts and has more properties than white sugar or brown sugar. It is also much less harmful than white sugar and has a cold nature and no chemical additives are involved in the production and process of red sugar.
It is also useful for abdominal pain and diseases related to the gastrointestinal tract, for example, it is a stomach laxative and relieves constipation.
2- Improves liver diseases.
3- Blood cleanser, prevention of anemia and regulation of blood pressure
4- To relieve hoarseness, they use it with hot water and almond oil.
5- Red sugar, unlike white sugar, which produces soda sputum, repels soda sputum.
6- It strengthens bones and joints and prevents premature aging.
7- Due to its nature, it is useful for dry throat, chest and lungs.
8- It increases the youthfulness and freshness of the skin.
9- It is effective in treating flu, cough and cold.
10. It enhances sexual desire and is nutritionally beneficial for pregnant women.
This product is found in Mazandaran region
The recipe of this halva, like the recipe of other halvahs, is the only difference is the sugar in it.
And that you can add saffron depends on your taste, but the amount of water must be more than sugar, and after the sugar dissolves in the water, do not remove the foam on the water. That foam has no negative effect on the way you cook.