Rahat Lokum is a traditional Bosnian recipe for a sweet, gelatinous, confection made of cornflour (cornstarch) and flavoured with a range of flavourings and colourings. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Bosnian version of: Rahat Lokum.
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Rahat lokum is the sweetmeat variously known as Turkish delight in English countries, lokum in Turkey and Rahat Lokum in countries such as Bosnia, Moldova and Israel.
Ingredients:
2 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch)
230ml water
1/2 tsp Cream of Tartar
1 tsp flavourings (any of: rose water, strawberry, orange, lemon, plum)
a few drops of food colouring (red, yellow, green or orange depending on the flavouring used)
120g toasted nuts, chopped (almonds or pistachios)
Method:
In a pan, mix the sugar and cornflour together and dissolve in the water. Add the cream of tartar and bring to the boil. Cover and cook for five minutes. Bring off the boil, add the flavouring and colour along with the nuts.
Stir together then pour into a shallow pre-oiled pan. (if desired you can divide into two or three batches and add separate flavourings/colourings).
When completely cold cut into squares, roll in icing sugar and store in an air-tight tin.
