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Greek Semolina Halva – Χαλβάς Σιμιγδαλένιος

March 28, 2013 - 6 Comments

Halva (also halvah, halwa, and other spellings, pronounced hal-vàs in Greek) is a traditional dessert of Arabic origin, probably brought to Greece through the Middle East/Turkey. Two types are mainly popular in Greece & Cyprus: the flour-based one, made from grain flour like semolina or cornstarch—while other primary ingredients include clarified butter or olive oil, wheat flour, and sugar—and the nut butter-based type, made from tahini or other nut butters.

Halva’s cultural renderings are quite interesting: In Greek culture, it is a traditional fasting food for all of Great Lent and other fasting periods. In Afghanistan, Turkey, and Iran, after a burial ceremony, on the seventh and fortieth day, and also on the first year anniversary, semolina or flour halva is cooked and offered to visitors and neighbors by relatives of the deceased to commemorate them. In Ukraine halva (халва) is made from a paste of ground sunflower seeds and oil. Sunflowers are Ukraine’s national flower and represent the warmth and power of the sun in folk imagery, making halva a popular snack (also associated with Christian Orthodox Lent practices).

A typical Greek flour-based method invloves frying flour (such as semolina) in oil, mixing it into a roux, and then cooking it with a sugary syrup.

Semolina Halva

Athina
A reference to halva appears in the 7th century, referring to a mixture of mashed dates with milk. By the 9th century, the term was applied to numerous sweets, including the now-familiar sweetened fried semolina paste.
Print Recipe
Cook Time 35 mins
Total Time 35 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine Middle Eastern
Servings 8 people

Equipment

  • Tall pasta pot

Ingredients
  

Syrup

  • 3 cups sugar
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 stick Ceylon cinnamon
  • 3 whole cloves
  • 1 piece lemon skin

Halva

  • 1 cup olive oil extra virgin
  • 2 cups finely-ground durum-wheat semolina
  • 1 cup almonds blanched
  • ⅓ cup pine nuts

Serving Options

  • ground Ceylon cinnamon
  • toasted sesame seeds
  • toasted crushed pine nuts
  • toasted almond flakes
  • pomegranate seeds
  • crushed pistachios

Instructions
 

  • Toast your almonds and pine nuts in a hot frying pan for a couple of minutes until they become golden-brown. (You don’t need to add any extra oil or butter to the pan.)
  • Use a medium-sized pot to boil the water with sugar, lemon skin, the stick of cinnamon, and cloves, for 5-6 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, in a tall pasta pot (I will soon explain why), warm up the olive oil—don’t let it get sizzling hot!
  • Add the semolina and stir slowly to semi-fry it, for 7-9 minutes, on medium heat. The common practice is to stir-fry it for as long as 20 minutes, but in my opinion, the semolina becomes aromatic enough within the first 5′. If you let it fry a bit longer, it will turn even more golden, but if you go for more than 10 minutes, it will acquire a rather intense taste, and you also run the risk of burning it. Don’t forget that olive oil reaches its smoking point somewhere between 360-400 ºF (180-200 ºC), which basically means you shouldn’t cook in it.
  • Use a slotted ladle to remove the cinnamon stick, cloves, and piece of lemon skin from the syrup.
  • Pour the syrup slowly over the semolina. Be extra careful because it will sizzle, bubble and steam up like hell—this is where the tall pasta pot comes in handy!
  • Turn off the heat, add the almonds & pine nuts, and stir until you get a thick porridge.
  • Empty the porridge in a square or rectangular cake pan or small bowls and use a maryse spatula to smooth down the surface.
  • Let it cool at room temperature (do not place it in the fridge). When it is time to serve, unmould it onto a platter (or a serving plate if you are using small bowls).
  • Sprinkle with cinnamon or serve with any of the nut & seed options I’m offering—my favorites are the fresh pomegranate seeds and the crushed pistachios.

Χαλβάς σιμιγδαλένιος

Athina
Εύκολος και γρήγορος, παραδοσιακός σπιτικός χαλβάς, ο οποίος παρασκευάζεται με βασικά υλικά το σιμιγδάλι, το λάδι και σιρόπι από ζάχαρη και νερό. Η πιο γνωστή μέθοδος ονομάζεται και «Ένα, δύο, τρία, τέσσερα» από τις αναλογίες των συστατικών (κατά όγκο) σύμφωνα με τη σειρά που χρησιμοποιούνται, δηλαδή: 1 μέρος λάδι - 2 μέρη σιμιγδάλι - 3 μέρη ζάχαρη - 4 μέρη νερό
Print Recipe
Cook Time 35 mins
Total Time 35 mins
Course Γλυκά
Cuisine Μέσης Ανατολής
Servings 8 μερίδες

Equipment

  • Ψηλή κατσαρόλα

Ingredients
  

Για το σιρόπι

  • 4 κούπες νερό (1000 ml)
  • 3 κούπες ζάχαρη (750 γραμ.)
  • 1 ξυλάκι κανέλα Κεϋλάνης
  • 3 πρόκες γαρίφαλο
  • 1 φλούδα λεμόνι

Για τον χαλβά

  • 2 κούπες σιμιγδάλι (500 γραμ.)
  • 1 κούπα ελαιόλαδο (250 γραμ.)
  • 1 κούπα αμύγδαλα ξασπρισμένα και καβουρδισμένα
  • ⅓ της κούπας κουκουνάρι καβουρδισμένο

Επιπλέον προτάσεις σερβιρίσματος

  • καβουρδισμένο σουσάμι
  • καβουρδισμένο αμύγδαλο φιλέ
  • φρέσκο ρόδι (σπόροι)
  • φιστίκια Αιγίνης τριμμένα

Instructions
 

  • Καβουρδίζετε τα αμύγδαλα και τα κουκουνάρια για μερικά λεπτά μέχρι να πάρουν χρώμα. (Δεν χρειάζεται να προσθέσετε επιπλέον λάδι ή βούτυρο στο τηγάνι.)
  • Σε μια κατσαρόλα μεσαίου μεγέθους βράζετε το νερό με τη ζάχαρη, τη φλούδα λεμονιού, την κανέλα και τα γαρίφαλα, για 5-6 λεπτά.
  • Εν τω μεταξύ, σε μια ψηλή κατσαρόλα ζυμαρικών (σύντομα θα εξηγήσω γιατί), ζεσταίνετε το ελαιόλαδο – προσοχή, μην το αφήσετε να κάψει.
  • Προσθέτετε το σιμιγδάλι και ανακατεύετε αργά, για 7-9 λεπτά, σε μέτρια φωτιά. Η συνήθης πρακτική είναι να το καβουρδίζουμε για αρκετή ώρα, αλλά κατά τη γνώμη μου γίνεται αρκετά αρωματικό μέσα στα 5 πρώτα λεπτά. Εάν το αφήσετε λιγάκι περισσότερο, θα πάρει ακόμη πιο χρυσαφένιο χρώμα, αλλά αν συνεχίσετε το καβούρδισμα για πάνω από 10 λεπτά, θα αποκτήσει πιο βαριά γεύση και διατρέχετε επίσης τον κίνδυνο να το κάψετε.
  • Με μία τρυπητή κουτάλα αφαιρείτε το ξύλο κανέλας, τα γαρίφαλα και τη φλούδα λεμονιού από το σιρόπι.
  • Ρίχνετε το σιρόπι αργά στο σιμιγδάλι. Να είστε πολύ προσεκτικοί γιατί κοχλάζει και φουσκώνει – εδώ είναι που βοηθάει η ψηλή κατσαρόλα!
  • Ανακατεύετε καλά μέχρι να χυλώσει ο χαλβάς (θα γίνει σχεδόν στιγμιαία).
  • Βγάζετε την κατσαρόλα από την φωτιά, προσθέτετε τα αμύγδαλα και τα κουκουνάρια και ανακατεύετε λίγο ακόμα.
  • Αφήνετε τον χαλβά να κρυώσει λιγάκι και τον βάζετε σε οποιαδήποτε φόρμα κέικ ή τετράγωνο αντικολλητικό ταψί ή ατομικά μπολάκια. Μην ξεχάσετε να ισιώσετε την επιφάνεια με μια σπάτουλα, ειδικά αν χρησιμοποιήσετε ταψάκι. Όταν έρθει η ώρα να σερβίρετε, ξεφορμάρετε και κόβετε σε κομμάτια-μερίδες ενώ τα μπολάκια εξυπηρετούν και ως φόρμες αλλά και για να τα σερβίρετε ως έχουν.
  • Πασπαλίζετε με κανέλα και μην αγνοήσετε τις προτάσεις σερβιρίσματος που αναφέρω παραπάνω – οι αγαπημένες μου εναλλακτικές είναι το ρόδι και τα φιστίκια Αιγίνης.

Notes

Προσωπικά δεν αφήνω το λάδι να κάψει και δεν καβουρδίζω για ώρα το σιμιγδάλι. Θεωρώ πως στις κλασικές συνταγές καίγονται αχρείαστα και υπερβολικά και τα δύο με αποτέλεσμα έναν βαρύ χαλβά με έντονη (με την κακή έννοια) γεύση.
Για να κάνετε τη ζωή σας εύκολη χρησιμοποιήστε μια ψηλή κατσαρόλα σαν αυτή που βράζουμε τα μακαρόνια: θα βοηθήσει πολύ όταν θα ρίξετε το καυτό σιρόπι στο καβουρδισμένο σιμιγδάλι γιατί γλυτώνετε κάψιμο! Για το σερβίρισμα μπορείτε να χρησιμοποιήσετε τετράγωνο ταψάκι, φόρμα κέικ ή ατομικά μπολάκια. 

*photo by © Alp Aksoy – Dreamstime.com

athina

Comments

  1. Kostas Outsider says

    August 1, 2013 at 17:20

    Αθάνατο γλυκό, με χιλιάδες μνήμες φορτωμένο, όπως όλα θέλει αγάπη, δέχεται και πειραματισμούς ενίοτε. Μαζί με τα καβουρντισμένα αμύγδαλα και κουκουνάρια για πολλούς ταιριάζουν τέλεια και οι ξανθές σταφίδες. Ενδιαφέρουσα επίσης παραλαγή γίνεται με φυστίκια Αιγίνης.

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    • Athina says

      August 1, 2013 at 17:27

      Εμένα προσωπικά, ούτε που ξέρω το γιατί, οι σταφίδες στο χαλβά δεν μου αρέσουν! Τα φυστίκια Αιγίνης όμως είναι πολύ καλή πρόταση και δεν τα είχα σκεφτεί μέχρι τώρα. Κλέβω την ιδέα σου και θα κάνω edit την ανάρτηση για να τα προσθέσω! 🙂 Επίσης, όπως έγραψα και πρόσφατα σε κάποιο σχετικό post φίλης, αντί να “πασπαλίσουμε” με καννέλα (ή σουσάμι ή αμύγδαλο) μπορούμε να γαρνίρουμε με ρόδι. Τον κάνει πιο δροσερό και διαφορετικό!

      Reply
      • Kostas Outsider says

        August 1, 2013 at 17:28

        Πολύ gourmet το ρόδι!!! Εύγε!

        Reply
  2. Kouzounas Kitchen says

    July 18, 2013 at 21:56

    I love Halva!!!

    Reply
  3. angelswhisper2011 says

    March 28, 2013 at 18:24

    Yummy, I like semolina and with these ingredients I think it’s delicious. Thanks Athina 🙂

    Reply
    • Athina says

      March 28, 2013 at 18:35

      I do hope you’ll try it 🙂 You are welcome!

      Reply

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Just a few festive touches around our place. Nothi Just a few festive touches around our place. Nothing bold, but I'm feeling adequately (and minimally) Christmas-sy! 🎄🦌🎁
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List of items: 
🔸 Rain deer from jumbo.gr
🔸 Golden wire Christmas tree from jumbo.gr 
🔸 Bottlebrush trees by House of Seasons/edelman.nl 
🔸 Christmas tree basket from Jysk
🔸 Wooden tree ornaments from Zara Home
🔸 Iron tree ornaments from Zara Home 
🔸 Nutcrackers by Inart
🔸 Small silver nutcracker by Alexandros Iliadis/A.I. Decoration
🔸 Candlesticks from IKEA 
🔸 3-wick candle by White Barn/Bath & Bodyworks from notino.gr
🔸 Silicone mariz spatulas from diafanostores.gr
🔸 Kitchen towel from Zara Home 
🔸 LED star curtain by Goobay
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Handcrafted nativity scene in a Buddha coconut husk purchased from a street fair in Budapest. 
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Music: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Licensed by: InstaShot – Creator: Rook1e
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#kickingbackthepebbles #bloggerlife #christmastime #christmasiscoming #winter #tistheseason #christmasmood #happyholidays #christmascheer #photooftheday #instagood #christmasvibes #christmassy #countdowntochristmas #holidayseason #christmasdecorations🎄 #intags #christmasdecorationsup #christmasdecorationshopping #christmasdecorationsareup #christmasdecorationsmakemehappy #chrismasdecorations2022
In an 1875 St. Nicholas Magazine* cumulative tale, In an 1875 St. Nicholas Magazine* cumulative tale, an old woman bakes a gingerbread man, who leaps from her oven and runs away. The woman and her husband give chase but are unable to catch him. The gingerbread man then outruns several farm characters in repetitious scenes featuring an ever-growing cast for the tale's effect. Each time he escapes, he chants a list of those he has steered clear of and bets he can avoid the next character too: “I've run away from a little old man, a little old man and the old lady, and I can run away from you—I can!”
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It all ends with a fox catching and eating the gingerbread man, who cries as he is devoured: “I'm quarter gone! I'm half gone! I'm three-quarters gone! I'm all gone!” 🦊🍪 #homemade #gingerbreadspice #gingerbreadman #gingerbreadhouse #gingerbreadcookies #gingerbreadlady 
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*️⃣ St. Nicholas Magazine was a popular monthly American children's magazine founded by Scribner in 1873. Its first editor was Mary Mapes Dodge, who continued her association with the magazine until she died in 1905. Dodge published work by the country's leading writers, including Louisa May Alcott, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Mark Twain, Laura E. Richards, and Joel Chandler Harris. 📚 [All info from Wikipedia]
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👩🏼‍🍳🍖🎄 Christmas #dinnerprep mode 👩🏼‍🍳🍖🎄 Christmas #dinnerprep mode 🔛 (cont'd) Have a very merry one, folks! 
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To print the recipe (in Greek as well) from the blog: ➡️ click the link in bio kickingbackthepebbles.start.page/ ➡️ scroll to the bottom ➡️ click on the relevant pic (it's usually the most recent one)
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👩🏼‍🍳🌰🎄 Christmas #dinnerprep mode 👩🏼‍🍳🌰🎄 Christmas #dinnerprep mode 🔛 
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To print the recipe (in Greek as well) from the blog: ➡️ click the link in bio kickingbackthepebbles.start.page/ ➡️ scroll to the bottom ➡️ click on the relevant pic (it's usually the most recent one)
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Αφού μεταλαμπαδεύσαμε τις γνώσεις μας στους αγγλόφωνους, είπα να σας γράψω και στα ελληνικά την παλαιά, την τίμια, τη χωριάτικη, την ιερή, της γιαγιάς τη συνταγή – και #μηφρικαρετεμετοσταχτονερο λέμε! 🍪🎄 #homemade #traditional #rusticrecipes #villagerecipes #greekchristmascookies #kourabiedes #kourabiethes #instafood #makeyourown
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Για να εκτυπώσετε συνταγή & αναλυτικές οδηγίες από το μπλογκ: ➡️ στο προφίλ πατάτε στο λινκ kickingbackthepebbles.start.page/ ➡️ σκρολάρετε στο τέλος της καρτέλας ➡️ πατάτε την αντίστοιχη φωτογραφία (συνήθως η πιο πρόσφατη) 
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[Music: I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day (Jazz Version) – Licensed by: Epidemic Sound – Creator: Ennio Máno]
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I'm terribly sorry—it's time... *(Mercilessly) c I'm terribly sorry—it's time... *(Mercilessly) cue ALL the kourabiedes recipes*
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👩🏼‍🍳🍪🎄 #homemade #greekchristmascookies #kourabiedes #kourabiethes #instafood #makeyourown 
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To print the recipe from the blog: ➡️ click the link in bio kickingbackthepebbles.start.page/ ➡️ scroll to the bottom ➡️ click on the relevant pic (it's usually the most recent one)
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Just a few festive touches around our place. Nothi Just a few festive touches around our place. Nothing bold, but I'm feeling adequately (and minimally) Christmas-sy! 🎄🦌🎁
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List of items: 
🔸 Rain deer from jumbo.gr
🔸 Golden wire Christmas tree from jumbo.gr 
🔸 Bottlebrush trees by House of Seasons/edelman.nl 
🔸 Christmas tree basket from Jysk
🔸 Wooden tree ornaments from Zara Home
🔸 Iron tree ornaments from Zara Home 
🔸 Nutcrackers by Inart
🔸 Small silver nutcracker by Alexandros Iliadis/A.I. Decoration
🔸 Candlesticks from IKEA 
🔸 3-wick candle by White Barn/Bath & Bodyworks from notino.gr
🔸 Silicone mariz spatulas from diafanostores.gr
🔸 Kitchen towel from Zara Home 
🔸 LED star curtain by Goobay
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Handcrafted nativity scene in a Buddha coconut husk purchased from a street fair in Budapest. 
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Music: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Licensed by: InstaShot – Creator: Rook1e
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In an 1875 St. Nicholas Magazine* cumulative tale, In an 1875 St. Nicholas Magazine* cumulative tale, an old woman bakes a gingerbread man, who leaps from her oven and runs away. The woman and her husband give chase but are unable to catch him. The gingerbread man then outruns several farm characters in repetitious scenes featuring an ever-growing cast for the tale's effect. Each time he escapes, he chants a list of those he has steered clear of and bets he can avoid the next character too: “I've run away from a little old man, a little old man and the old lady, and I can run away from you—I can!”
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It all ends with a fox catching and eating the gingerbread man, who cries as he is devoured: “I'm quarter gone! I'm half gone! I'm three-quarters gone! I'm all gone!” 🦊🍪 #homemade #gingerbreadspice #gingerbreadman #gingerbreadhouse #gingerbreadcookies #gingerbreadlady 
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*️⃣ St. Nicholas Magazine was a popular monthly American children's magazine founded by Scribner in 1873. Its first editor was Mary Mapes Dodge, who continued her association with the magazine until she died in 1905. Dodge published work by the country's leading writers, including Louisa May Alcott, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Mark Twain, Laura E. Richards, and Joel Chandler Harris. 📚 [All info from Wikipedia]
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#kickingbackthepebbles #bloggerlife #christmastime #christmasiscoming #winter #tistheseason #christmasmood #happyholidays #christmascheer #photooftheday #instagood #christmasvibes #christmassy #countdowntochristmas #holidayseason #foodie #foodiegram #fooddiary #foodnetwork

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