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Kazakh Halvah

Kazakh Halvah is a traditional Kazakh recipe for a classic sweet (candy) made from a syrup base flavoured with sesame seeds that can be made in a hard or soft form. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Kazakh version of: Kazakh Halvah.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

25 minutes

Total Time:

45 minutes

Additional Time:

(+cooling)

Makes:

25

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Kazakhstan Recipes


Ingredients:

1kg granulated sugar
4 tbsp golden syrup (or corn syrup)
7 tbsp sesame seeds
1 tbsp lard or oil

For Soft Halvah:
8 egg whites
4 tbsp simple syrup

Method:

Combine the sugar, golden syrup and lard (or oil) in a saucepan. Heat gently until the sugar melt then bring to a simmer and cook to a golden caramel. Continue heating until the mixture reaches 114°C as measured on a confectioner's thermometer (the soft ball stage).

Take off the heat and add the sesame seeds but do not mix in. Rather, set the mixture aside to cool for 2 minutes then beat with a spoon for a few seconds to mix in the sesame seeds. Immediately pour into a well-buttered pan to a depth of about 5cm. Cut into squares when still hot then allow to cool and re-cut the squares. Transfer to an air-tight tin and store.

If making soft halvah then beat the egg whites with 4 tbsp simple syrup.Prepare the halvah as above and after the cooling stage add the egg white mixture and beat into the halvah along with the sesame seeds. Once done pour into a tin and prepare as for the hard halvah.