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Hiba - Iraq

Halawet Eljeben

Lebanese Cuisine

Halawet Eljeben is originally a Lebanese dessert; this recipe is registered to Tripoli. It can be prepared in different ways; you may layer the dough over syrup and stuffed with cream, or pour it down and cover with cream, rose water and crushed pistachio

SPECIFICATIONS

• PREP TIME : 10 Min
• COOK TIME : 15 Min
• READY IN : 25 Min
• SERVINGS : 4

INGREDIENTS

• 1 1/2 cup semolina
• 150g butter
• 400g mozzarella cheese, grated
• 4 tablespoon rose water
• 1 can of cream (170g)
• Crushed pistachio for garnish
• Hot syrup (1 1/2 cup sugar+1 1/2 cup water+teaspoon lemon juice+1 tablespoon rose water)

PREPARATION

1. Preparing syrup:- In a cooking pot add 1 1/2 cup of sugar, 1 teaspoon of lemon juice and 1 1/2 cup of water stirring well and bring to boil over moderate heat until the sugar is fully melted, Turn of the heat and added 1 tablespoon of rose water then set the syrup aside.
2. In a deep skillet melt down butter and sauté semolina for 5 minutes. Place the syrup pot again over medium heat, add fried semolina to the pot and stir for few seconds.
3. Add grated cheese stirring well intensively and continuously to make sticking dough. Add rose water and cream, keep stirring well continuously.
4. Pour the dessert into flat plate and garnish with pistachio, serve immediately.

NOTICE

Note:- We recommended 2 persons to share making this recipe because it need high effort