Oh Refika - this touched my heart. It was my departed mother's birthday yesterday and as she adored Turkish food and traditions (and looked Turkish enough during her visits to Istanbul for folks to speak to her as a local) I will surely be making this. I love the idea of speaking to the food - we are feeding those we love and our words have power. Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you so much for your kind words! It means a lot to us to bring a bit of happiness to your day. We look forward to sharing more with you each weekend! ❤️
My family in the Caribbean makes this. We 'fry' the flour in clarified butter, boil the water with spices(cardamom, ginger and sometimes cinnamon), add the milk like you do and add nuts and raisins at the end. I'll try the towel technique because I like the texture of yours a lot.
We have a huge Halwa tradition in Pakistan. Halwa made from Carrots, pumpkin, lentils, samolina, fudge, butter and flour and a few more. Have been introducing my Middle Eastern (where I live) friends to our style of Halwa. Can't wait to try yours.
Wonderful news about your book. It is quite an accomplishment! Congratulations!! And thank you for sharing this lovely tradition. We make a certain type of cake to offer thanks and also to help us to find something that has been lost. And we have a wheat mixture that the older ladies prepare to serve at funerals. This traditions are comforting because they have the effect of uniting us with our ancestors and helping to foster a sense of belonging. At least that's how we see it. Be well, dear Refika (and talented crew!)
Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful traditions! It’s amazing how these rituals connect us to our roots and bring comfort. I’m so grateful to have you with us on this journey. Be well and sending warm wishes! ❤️
Refills did you use wheat flour or just regular white flour?? Please let me know . We use whole wheat flour for roti , but not sure which one you use .. I liked the idea of serving with icecream… congratulations for your new book! ❤
What a lovely tradition- stirring, wishing, giving thanks. So delicious and symbolic at the same time. Our world needs you and your team to continue to share your wonderful traditions and big hearts now more than ever. Thank-you and Congratulations on your new cookbook. I own Cooking New Istanbul Style and treasure it. 🫶
When my family make Halwa, they use a cup of rose water infused with saffron. And as you have said in the video, it is made to commemorate a specific religious day or a special occasion.
You are so wholesome. Everything about you feels genuine. Food connects humans on so many levels. Today's world, we still have to struggle for real food. Not much has changed in terns of real food- people were starving in the past, people are starving now - starved of nutritious meals, brainwashed with artificial foods and supplements, injected with vaccines....and then there are people like you - a ray of hope. ❤ much love from Kerala, India.
Halwa is one of the go-to desserts in Indian kitchens as well. Apart from grain flour and nut flour based halvas (semolina, wheat, almond, cashew, lentils etc.) there are also Halwas made from carrots, bottle gourd (lauki), pumpkin and other fruits and vegetables.
Ciao Refika e la squadra, è una gioia vedervi fare cose deliziose, seppur non sono un'amante di dolci. In bocca a lupo per il tuo libro ❤ Buona domenica serale❤
I think my family come from that part of the world because i remember they use to do all of them. I cant ask then because i have no family now. Thank u Love from Canada
What a beautiful tradition and recipe. I believe we feed our intentions into the food we make and those intentions become part of the people that eat the food. This video brought tears to my eyes.
Hindus and Sikhs make halwa all the time too. Sikhs serve this in temples (Gurudwara) everyday. The recipe is simple, flour/ghee/sugar/water in 1/1/1/3-4 ratio. Hindus make it on occasions/festivals, at home, with nuts and all. If one skips water, one can bind these into small balls, which is also known as pinni in Punjab, India. Many Punjabis use it in winters as a source of nutrition because of the fat and carbs (ghee & flour) If one skips water and adds less ghee, it will remain in powder form and now one has churma. Dal+bati+churma is a popular dish in Rajasthan, India.
Thank you for sharing these wonderful traditions! What a beautiful flavor, isn’t it! So nice to hear about similar recipes around the world-it brings us all together!
@@riffataftab-t9k There's nothing wrong with that. I think it's beautiful how most national dishes are a result of trade. Indians have adapted it with adding spices and sometimes vegetables. I believe some countries add orange zest and cinnamon to their halva.
@@penguindrum264 but you should know it comes from the muslims of india .not by trade . muslims of india and pakistan are local people not foreign tradesman.
Congratulations on the book! In India we add cardamom powder and small drop of rose or kewra essence for extra royal flavour and mostly don’t use water except in the flour version. We also use veggies sometimes (carrot or bottle gourd) and also lentils (split yellow moong) to make halwa. We almost always add chopped nuts (and raisins if you wish) to the dish and in certain communities we also add fruits like banana or pineapple to the semolina version.
Semolina halva has been very famous among Muslim clerics (molvis) and scholars. We used to joke around it but during construction of our house in Pakistan early 1990 I learned from a labourer that its source of quick energy and digests easily. He used to request my mother to make some for lunch, the traditional way to consume it is that halva should not touch your teeth and must be soft enough to slid down the throat. Halva puri (type of fried white floor flat bread) is very traditional breakfast of us Lahori Pakistanis.
We make halwa in India too. I am from Bengal in eastern India and we always make it with semolina. In the northern and western parts of the country, it can also be made with flour, carrots, or mung beans. Much love and best wishes. 🇮🇳❤️🇹🇷
In pakistan we also make this halwa... and so many other types of halvas garm flour halva carrot halva Semolina halwa all type of lentil halva pumpkin halwa and many more
Assalamualaikum Love all your recipes❤ In India we also make Wheat flour n semolina Halwa with lots of Ghee ( clarified butter) n dry fruits. Wheat flour Halwa is made especially for New Mothers after delivery. 😊 Love from India🇮🇳❤
I cannot find the short you have done for 10th of November for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. I think you must do a video of cooking the dishes that Atatürk loved. For example, Atatürk loved kuru fasülye and pilav. He never started eating before his soldiers were fed. I am waiting for this video from you and your team, Refika. You can expand on this idea and present it beautifully as usual.
In Azerbaijan we do the same halva, but without milk. Just with sherbet (water and sugar). I do it with honey and water. Thanks for reminding me of a nice tradition. Greetings from Canada!
Congrats on your new book! This recipe looks easy to make and scrumptious! Love the traditions behind it. Thank you for all that you and yours do! Love from Texas. 😊
Congratulations! What an absolutely lovely way to give thanks. I think this is the perfect time to try this recipe. In the United States our Thanksgiving holiday is approaching. Your timing, or maybe the universe's timing, is perfect.
Well done on your forthcoming book. The halwa looks very tasty. I was looking at the ingredients in the information section. I’m using the measurement that one tablespoon is 15 ml. In the US (may be different in other countries) 200g butter is 16 tablespoons/or two sticks of butter.
Congratulations on your book launch. We love your recipes and your presentations, so positive, so inspiring. Sharing your birthday celebration and your crew at your studio was a real eye opener and a real treat. Now..any chance you can share a helva recipe made semolina instead of flour ? Thank you 😊 🇨🇦
Thank you Refika congratulations on your book. A question, how do you store the halva? Refrigerator or on the counter? Take good care Refika. I send blessings to all of you.
First congratulations on your book!!! Best wishes for selling this. Second, about thinking while you mix the halva, l’m not Muslim neither do halva, but when I’m cooking something that I can’t get away from stove, I always do some thinking or some prays so time passes quickly and I feel good about my self. Thanks for the recipe. 😊
What wonderful news for your book to be ready, congratulations! This recipe looks so delicious, but I am not meant to eat wheat and dairy. Would this still work if I used gf flour and df butter and milk?
Thanks for sharing the recipe. It looks delicious, and i think I'll try the one with the ice cream 🤤. For the wishes and prayers, i believe we should ask allah directly he's closer to you than your jugular vein. ❤❤
In India too Halwa is made the same way, using lots of clarified butter (ghee) and it's offered to everyone during celebrations just the way you have shown, scooped in small cups. In fact, halwa is synonymous with desserts here, even a sweet maker/seller is called Halwai in India. Carrot halwa is especially popular. Do try it. You will love it.
What fabulous news about your book, Refika. Congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉 I cannot wait for the publishication so i can buy it. Will it be available in english for the US market?
Congratulations ❤ Dear Rafika, please enable the Hungarian translation. I love you so much and I love the recipe I see from you. I wish you and your lovely family a blessed and beautiful weekend. With much love ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Congrats. Our halwa is samolina halwa carrot halwa. Almond halwa and different vegetables and lentils halwas with nuts. What are the reasons you are telling same are here also. Thank you for sharing laziz halwa.
Very yumm receipe. All the best for your book. In Pakistan we make semolina halwa, flour( wheat, chickpea etc) halwa, carrot halwa, gourd halwa. And there are many other halwas too in Pakistan.
First of all congratulations on your book..❤.. second i love your recipes ❤.. and third i really love your style of talking.. i learn to understand english because of you.. thank you so much..❤
As Afghans we too make halwa when someone passes away and we share it with our neighbors or take it to the mosque where the prayers for the deceased is recited and offer it to the people paying respects to the family of the deceased. We put it inside half of a pita bread and wrap it in plastic wrap to make it easy to eat.
Afghans have the same traditions and recipes for Halva, it is nice to see that Turkish do the same and make it the same way except for the milk part. no milk in mine just the syrup. I add pistachios just for the family if I make for funeral i skip the nuts.
Thank you for sharing your tradition. Halwa is an indian & pakistani tradition too. Not an Islamic tradition as we don't have any reference from Qur'an or sunnah that prophet mohammad or his companions did this. It is however made in weddings, and other celebrations, especially made in winter. My mum used to make it alot with wheat flour and jaggery with lots of nuts ☺️ Semolina halwa is a traditional breakfast eaten with flatbread called puri and a flavourful curry made from chickpeas. 👌
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Oh Refika - this touched my heart. It was my departed mother's birthday yesterday and as she adored Turkish food and traditions (and looked Turkish enough during her visits to Istanbul for folks to speak to her as a local) I will surely be making this. I love the idea of speaking to the food - we are feeding those we love and our words have power. Thank you for sharing this.
Congratulations on the book and thank you all for giving me a happy escape from the events of the world. I look forward to your videos every weekend.
Thank you so much for your kind words! It means a lot to us to bring a bit of happiness to your day. We look forward to sharing more with you each weekend! ❤️
@@Refikawhat is the name of your book? Is it available in the US? 🙏
My family in the Caribbean makes this.
We 'fry' the flour in clarified butter, boil the water with spices(cardamom, ginger and sometimes cinnamon), add the milk like you do and add nuts and raisins at the end.
I'll try the towel technique because I like the texture of yours a lot.
When it's raining outside,then halwa is a treat here in Pakistan, Especially carrot halwa.
Good luck for the book❤
Thank you so much! ❤
And North India🇮🇳
Congratulations on publishing your book. We make this as well but as an offering at both Hindu and Muslim religious functions in my country.
Love carrot halwa with pistachio.
We have a huge Halwa tradition in Pakistan. Halwa made from Carrots, pumpkin, lentils, samolina, fudge, butter and flour and a few more.
Have been introducing my Middle Eastern (where I live) friends to our style of Halwa.
Can't wait to try yours.
Thank you for sharing! 😊 It’s amazing to hear about the rich halwa tradition in Pakistan. I hope you and your friends enjoy trying this one too!
@Refika This Friday I hope to make it 🌷
Wonderful news about your book. It is quite an accomplishment! Congratulations!! And thank you for sharing this lovely tradition. We make a certain type of cake to offer thanks and also to help us to find something that has been lost. And we have a wheat mixture that the older ladies prepare to serve at funerals. This traditions are comforting because they have the effect of uniting us with our ancestors and helping to foster a sense of belonging. At least that's how we see it. Be well, dear Refika (and talented crew!)
Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful traditions! It’s amazing how these rituals connect us to our roots and bring comfort. I’m so grateful to have you with us on this journey. Be well and sending warm wishes! ❤️
Refills did you use wheat flour or just regular white flour?? Please let me know . We use whole wheat flour for roti , but not sure which one you use .. I liked the idea of serving with icecream… congratulations for your new book! ❤
What a lovely tradition- stirring, wishing, giving thanks. So delicious and symbolic at the same time. Our world needs you and your team to continue to share your wonderful traditions and big hearts now more than ever.
Thank-you and Congratulations on your new cookbook. I own Cooking New Istanbul Style and treasure it. 🫶
Thank you so much for your kind words! 🫶 It means a lot to know these traditions resonate with you. So grateful to have you as part of this journey!
When my family make Halwa, they use a cup of rose water infused with saffron. And as you have said in the video, it is made to commemorate a specific religious day or a special occasion.
You are so wholesome. Everything about you feels genuine.
Food connects humans on so many levels.
Today's world, we still have to struggle for real food.
Not much has changed in terns of real food- people were starving in the past, people are starving now - starved of nutritious meals, brainwashed with artificial foods and supplements, injected with vaccines....and then there are people like you - a ray of hope. ❤ much love from Kerala, India.
Halwa is one of the go-to desserts in Indian kitchens as well. Apart from grain flour and nut flour based halvas (semolina, wheat, almond, cashew, lentils etc.) there are also Halwas made from carrots, bottle gourd (lauki), pumpkin and other fruits and vegetables.
Ciao Refika e la squadra, è una gioia vedervi fare cose deliziose, seppur non sono un'amante di dolci. In bocca a lupo per il tuo libro ❤
Buona domenica serale❤
Congrats on the book!
Oh my Halva spans over a large area. Indians have many versions of the same Halwa. Such an amazing and versatile dessert!!!
Once I was invited to Turkish dinner. It was unforgettable, different delicious tastes still linger in my memory. Awesome dessert, thanks 😊🎉
I think my family come from that part of the world because i remember they use to do all of them. I cant ask then because i have no family now. Thank u
Love from Canada
Thank you for sharing. Food really does connect us to our roots. Sending love to Canada! ❤️
What a beautiful tradition and recipe. I believe we feed our intentions into the food we make and those intentions become part of the people that eat the food. This video brought tears to my eyes.
Congratulations on the book,thank you for this great recipe of halva, I love halva before Ramadan❤️
Thank you so much! ❤️ I’m glad you enjoyed the halva recipe
@ I will,trust me,but this time I put ice cream
Yes, we also make this the day before eid.
Halva-smell of my childhood in the beatiful city of - Prizren in Kosovo. Thank you Refika for the recipe and the advices. 🎉
Refika, thank you for sharing the recipe. My mom, who passed away a year ago used to make this recipe & other variations with semolina and tahini.
Hindus and Sikhs make halwa all the time too.
Sikhs serve this in temples (Gurudwara) everyday. The recipe is simple, flour/ghee/sugar/water in 1/1/1/3-4 ratio.
Hindus make it on occasions/festivals, at home, with nuts and all.
If one skips water, one can bind these into small balls, which is also known as pinni in Punjab, India. Many Punjabis use it in winters as a source of nutrition because of the fat and carbs (ghee & flour)
If one skips water and adds less ghee, it will remain in powder form and now one has churma. Dal+bati+churma is a popular dish in Rajasthan, India.
Thank you for sharing these wonderful traditions! What a beautiful flavor, isn’t it! So nice to hear about similar recipes around the world-it brings us all together!
a tradition that was introduced by muslims rulers of india and adopted by hindus and sikhs along with kheer
@@riffataftab-t9k There's nothing wrong with that.
I think it's beautiful how most national dishes are a result of trade.
Indians have adapted it with adding spices and sometimes vegetables.
I believe some countries add orange zest and cinnamon to their halva.
@@penguindrum264 but you should know it comes from the muslims of india .not by trade . muslims of india and pakistan are local people not foreign tradesman.
Congratulations on the book!
In India we add cardamom powder and small drop of rose or kewra essence for extra royal flavour and mostly don’t use water except in the flour version. We also use veggies sometimes (carrot or bottle gourd) and also lentils (split yellow moong) to make halwa. We almost always add chopped nuts (and raisins if you wish) to the dish and in certain communities we also add fruits like banana or pineapple to the semolina version.
looks delicious, i could almost smell it through the tv =)
Thank you! 😊
Nice.... Beautifully explained ....thank you from Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada
Semolina halva has been very famous among Muslim clerics (molvis) and scholars. We used to joke around it but during construction of our house in Pakistan early 1990 I learned from a labourer that its source of quick energy and digests easily. He used to request my mother to make some for lunch, the traditional way to consume it is that halva should not touch your teeth and must be soft enough to slid down the throat.
Halva puri (type of fried white floor flat bread) is very traditional breakfast of us Lahori Pakistanis.
Thank-you ❤ what a wonderful recipe and love the prayers and intentions ❤
One of my alltime favourite things, I love Halva. Thank you beaautiful Refika and team. God bless you all ❤❤❤
Thank you so much! ❤ We're so happy you love halva as much as we do. Blessings to you too!
@Refika Thank you so much.
We make halwa in India too. I am from Bengal in eastern India and we always make it with semolina. In the northern and western parts of the country, it can also be made with flour, carrots, or mung beans. Much love and best wishes.
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In pakistan we also make this halwa... and so many other types of halvas garm flour halva carrot halva Semolina halwa all type of lentil halva pumpkin halwa and many more
Finally ....I have waited for this recipe for a long time :))), thank you.
Assalamualaikum
Love all your recipes❤
In India we also make Wheat flour n semolina Halwa with lots of Ghee ( clarified butter) n dry fruits.
Wheat flour Halwa is made especially for New Mothers after delivery. 😊
Love from India🇮🇳❤
Congratulations on your book 🎉looking forward to buy it… this halwa looks yum 😋 will def try
I cannot find the short you have done for 10th of November for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. I think you must do a video of cooking the dishes that Atatürk loved. For example, Atatürk loved kuru fasülye and pilav. He never started eating before his soldiers were fed. I am waiting for this video from you and your team, Refika. You can expand on this idea and present it beautifully as usual.
In Azerbaijan we do the same halva, but without milk. Just with sherbet (water and sugar). I do it with honey and water. Thanks for reminding me of a nice tradition. Greetings from Canada!
Biz Pakistanlılar bu helvayı çok seviyoruz ve yağmur yağdığında ve bahsettiğiniz diğer günlerde çok sık yapılıyor. Tadı çok lezzetli 😋👌
It’s wonderful to see similar recipes around the world! This truly makes us one and connected.
Congrats on your new book! This recipe looks easy to make and scrumptious! Love the traditions behind it. Thank you for all that you and yours do! Love from Texas. 😊
Thank you😊 I’m glad you enjoyed the recipe and the traditions behind it. Sending love to Texas! ❤️
congratulations on your book! i'm sure we're all thankful for that news! the halva with white chocolate looked luscious!! much love to you! :)
Congratulations! What an absolutely lovely way to give thanks. I think this is the perfect time to try this recipe. In the United States our Thanksgiving holiday is approaching. Your timing, or maybe the universe's timing, is perfect.
Thank you! 😊 Hope this recipe adds warmth to your celebration!
Congratulations on the book can't wait to get it xx another fantastic recipe with a special message ❤
Well done on your forthcoming book. The halwa looks very tasty. I was looking at the ingredients in the information section. I’m using the measurement that one tablespoon is 15 ml. In the US (may be different in other countries) 200g butter is 16 tablespoons/or two sticks of butter.
Thankyou for sharing the helva recipe. As an Indian, my 2 favourite are carrot halwa and condensed coconut milk halwa.
Congratulations on your book launch. We love your recipes and your presentations, so positive, so inspiring. Sharing your birthday celebration and your crew at your studio was a real eye opener and a real treat. Now..any chance you can share a helva recipe made semolina instead of flour ? Thank you 😊 🇨🇦
Thank you Refika congratulations on your book. A question, how do you store the halva? Refrigerator or on the counter? Take good care Refika. I send blessings to all of you.
In Argentina we have a peanut version called Mantecol.
I am a very lucky follower 😊 I just found your recipe for helva made with semolina you posted some time ago…any recipes for tahini helva ? 🇨🇦
I am so happy that you have a book coming out!!! The Halva looks so good. Thank you for the video!
Thank you so much! 😊
First congratulations on your book!!! Best wishes for selling this.
Second, about thinking while you mix the halva, l’m not Muslim neither do halva, but when I’m cooking something that I can’t get away from stove, I always do some thinking or some prays so time passes quickly and I feel good about my self.
Thanks for the recipe. 😊
Thank you so much! 😊
Nice, this is an Iranian sweet/halva
Thank you for explaining the meaning of "halva". I always wondered why you make it when someone dies. Greetings from Montenegro👋
Thank you! I'm glad I could share the tradition behind it😊
That looks really good. Congratulations on your new book!
Thank you so much! 🎉 We're so excited to share it with you all!
Fantastic recipes.. we will be traveling to Turkey next week. Please do recommend good restaurants in Istanbul that serve vegetarian food.
What wonderful news for your book to be ready, congratulations!
This recipe looks so delicious, but I am not meant to eat wheat and dairy. Would this still work if I used gf flour and df butter and milk?
Love ❤ur recipes always tried and tested 👍In Pakistan 🇵🇰 also we are in love with halwa on every occasion
Thank you so much! ❤
Looks so good and delicious 💐
Such things can cheer my day anytime. Sok tesheküler Rafika ❤
I'm so glad it brings you joy! Çok teşekkürler!
Wonderful 🎉 so happy about your book!!! Blessings!!! Always, always enjoy seeing 👀 you and the amazing food!!! ❤
Thank you 😊
Congratulations; please let us know when it's available for pre-order!
Congratulations. Im sure its a fantastic book. Hope i come across it in the future. Best wishes. Mabruk!
My favourite dessert.
Thanks for sharing the recipe. It looks delicious, and i think I'll try the one with the ice cream 🤤. For the wishes and prayers, i believe we should ask allah directly he's closer to you than your jugular vein. ❤❤
In India too Halwa is made the same way, using lots of clarified butter (ghee) and it's offered to everyone during celebrations just the way you have shown, scooped in small cups.
In fact, halwa is synonymous with desserts here, even a sweet maker/seller is called Halwai in India.
Carrot halwa is especially popular. Do try it. You will love it.
Much congratulations on your new book! I know it will reach great success!
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Congratulations on your book!! I have your old book (with your signature ❤!) and it’s wonderful, I can’t wait for the new one 😃🥳
Thank you so much! 🎉 We're so excited to share it with you all!
Lovely! And congratulations on the book!
Thank you so much! 🎉 We're so excited to share it with you all!
Heartiest congratulations to you on the publishing of your book. Delighted with the news. God bless and all the best❤
Thank you, Refika and Team. And congratulations on the new book being sent to the publisher. 🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉
Thank you so much! 🎉 We're so excited to share it with you all!
This halwa will leave it's mark on the world thanks to you👍💐😋🤗💖
Ahaha, thank you so much! 😊
its nice we used to make in pakistan exactly same way
What fabulous news about your book, Refika. Congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉
I cannot wait for the publishication so i can buy it. Will it be available in english for the US market?
Delicious and awesome recipe dear Rafka. A must try recipe. Love from India. 🇮🇳♥️🥰🥰👍👍👌👌❤️💐Many congratulations for your 📚
Thank you so much! 😊 I’m thrilled you enjoyed it. Sending lots of love to India! 🇮🇳❤️📚
Congratulations
❤ Dear Rafika, please enable the Hungarian translation. I love you so much and I love the recipe I see from you. I wish you and your lovely family a blessed and beautiful weekend. With much love ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much! ❤ I’m so happy you enjoy the recipes! Wishing you and your family a beautiful weekend as well, with all my love! ❤
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Thank you so much honey ❤
Yummy, at first I was like “I don’t know about this”, then it hit me… it’s like cookie dough, on purpose!
Haha, it really does have that cookie dough vibe!😊
Looks yummy and congratulations!
I love the relationship with the food that you show through ur videos. The idea of whispering to the food while cooking is wonderful.
Congrats. Our halwa is samolina halwa carrot halwa. Almond halwa and different vegetables and lentils halwas with nuts. What are the reasons you are telling same are here also. Thank you for sharing laziz halwa.
Thank you! 😊 It’s amazing how many types of halwa we share. So happy you enjoyed the recipe!
Shaping Like big Gnocchi 😉…. Interesting how such simple ingredients are magically turned into such a delightful and meaningful dish 🥰
That’s a quenelle
Love any type pf halva♥
In bosnia halva is also a traditional dish. We Love it!
Güzel çok lezzetli
Very yumm receipe. All the best for your book. In Pakistan we make semolina halwa, flour( wheat, chickpea etc) halwa, carrot halwa, gourd halwa. And there are many other halwas too in Pakistan.
It’s wonderful to see similar recipes around the world! This truly makes us one and connected.
First of all congratulations on your book..❤.. second i love your recipes ❤.. and third i really love your style of talking.. i learn to understand english because of you.. thank you so much..❤
Thank you so much! ❤ It means a lot to hear that! I'm so glad the videos help you with English, too. Your support truly means the world!
Canım çektiiiii. I am planning out a picnic with my friends and helva has just been added to my what-dessert-to-bring list
Perfect! 😄 Helva is such a great choice for a picnic! Hope your friends love it too. Enjoy!
Congratulations on the book! I didn't know that halva was so easy to make.
Thank you! 😊 Yes, halva is simpler than it seems-so glad you enjoyed learning about it!
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Looks delicious!
As Afghans we too make halwa when someone passes away and we share it with our neighbors or take it to the mosque where the prayers for the deceased is recited and offer it to the people paying respects to the family of the deceased. We put it inside half of a pita bread and wrap it in plastic wrap to make it easy to eat.
By the way congratulations on your cookbook! 💕
Yummy! Thanks for sharing. (California, USA)
Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it! Greetings to California!
Afghans have the same traditions and recipes for Halva, it is nice to see that Turkish do the same and make it the same way except for the milk part. no milk in mine just the syrup. I add pistachios just for the family if I make for funeral i skip the nuts.
Congratulations! Looking forward to getting a copy. 💞
Thank you so much! 🎉 We're so excited to share it with you all!
Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉 on publication of you book🎉🎉🎉
From Bangladesh we Mada this our country after some one die
Thank you for sharing your tradition. Halwa is an indian & pakistani tradition too. Not an Islamic tradition as we don't have any reference from Qur'an or sunnah that prophet mohammad or his companions did this. It is however made in weddings, and other celebrations, especially made in winter. My mum used to make it alot with wheat flour and jaggery with lots of nuts ☺️
Semolina halwa is a traditional breakfast eaten with flatbread called puri and a flavourful curry made from chickpeas. 👌
Congratulations on the book, I hope I will personally collect one from you.
❤❤❤ Congratulations for your book. You deserve all success. 👏👏👏 Can i make it with tahini??
Thank you so much! ❤ If you're interested, we actually have a tahini halva recipe on our channel
Thanks for this.
How do you make the everyday bread? The one they always buy every morning in the Türkçe dizleri? Please?
Congratulations for the book Refika you deserve the best! Kutlu ulsun (if this is the right thing to say is it?)
Thank you so much! 🙏 'Kutlu olsun' is perfect! Your kind words mean a lot. 😊
@Refika My pleasure !!! Thanks a lot! you're the best! ❤️
Congratulations for your book 🎉🎉🎉❤❤
Congrats on your book❤ I bet it's delicious!
Thank you so much! 😊
Oh, how exciting! I'm so happy for you all!
Thank you so much! 😊 We’re so excited to share this with you!