Halva With Semolina And Walnuts

A classic, homemade, quick and easy pudding that is very popular during Lent. Make sure you brown the semolina adequately to end up with this lovely cinnamon brown colour.

 

• 1 cup sunflower oil
• 2 ½ cups semolina
• 3 cups sugar
• 7 cups water
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• Juice of half a lemon
• ½ cup crushed walnuts

 

Place the water, sugar, cinnamon, and lemon juice in a pot and simmer until the sugar melts. Warm the oil in a deep pot over medium heat and brown the semolina, stirring with a wooden spoon, for 6 minutes until it turns dark brown, add the walnuts. Use a ladle to pour, carefully, a little at a time, the syrup over the semolina mixture. Be careful because the mixture is very hot and bubbly. Mix well with a whisk and once you have stirred-in all of the syrup, cover and set aside for 10 minutes. Transfer into small bowls or into a cake tin and let it sit for another 10 minutes before turning over. It will crumble if its too hot! Serve with a sprinkle of ground cinnamon and a nice Greek coffee!

 

Recipe Source: Greek Mama Chef