XalwoSomali Spiced Halwa

Name: Xalwo (Somali Spiced Halwa)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Somalia
Ingredients: 300 g White Sugar; 90 g Corn Starch; 600 ml Water; 60 g Ghee; 120 g Ghee; 3 g Cardamom Powder; 1 g Nutmeg Powder; 15 ml Rose Water; 20 g Sesame Seeds (whole)

A Somali-style starch halwa scented with cardamom, nutmeg, and rose water, enriched with ghee, and finished with sesame seeds.

Prep

10m

Cook

45m

Serves

Estimated

Nutrition

Per serving

401kcal

Calories

Protein

24g

Fat

49g

Carbs

Estimated per serving from the base recipe. Actual nutrition may vary.

Before you start

Ingredients

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Halwa

300g
White Sugar
90g
Corn Starch
600ml
Water

Base

60g
Ghee

Finishing

120g
Ghee

Halwa

3g
Cardamom Powder
1g
Nutmeg Powder
15ml
Rose Water

Topping

20g
Sesame Seeds (whole)

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Method

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6 steps

01
Whisk the corn starch into the water until smooth.
02
Melt the ghee in a heavy pot, add the white sugar, and cook over medium heat until the sugar begins to dissolve.
03
Pour in the corn-starch mixture carefully and stir continuously as it thickens.
04
Add the ghee gradually while stirring until the xalwo becomes glossy, elastic, and pulls cleanly from the pot.
05
Stir in the cardamom powder, nutmeg powder, and rose water.
06
Spread the mixture in a lightly greased dish, scatter over the sesame seeds, and cool before cutting.

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