Pakistan

Halwa Puri

Name: Halwa Puri
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Pakistan
Ingredients: 150 g Semolina; some of each Sugar & ghee; 250 g Wheat flour (for puri); 200 g Chickpeas; some of each Cardamom & saffron; plenty Oil for frying

Pakistani weekend breakfast

Halwa puri is a lavish weekend breakfast from Pakistan that pairs sweet semolina halwa with fried puri bread.

Spiced chickpea curry (chana) joins them, bringing sweet and savoury together on one plate.

Servings4

Time60 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Semolina150 g
Sugar & gheesome of each
Wheat flour (for puri)250 g
Chickpeas200 g
Cardamom & saffronsome of each
Oil for fryingplenty

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Roast semolina in ghee, cook with sugar syrup and cardamom into halwa.
Knead a firm dough for puri and let it rest.
Simmer cooked chickpeas spiced into chana.
Fry puri discs in hot oil so they puff.
Serve halwa, puri and chana together.

Make it original

Semolina and cardamom for halwa puri are in the Asia Boutique.

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