How to make HELVA at HOME 😍 | 2 Halva Recipes 1.Pistachios 2.Cocoa + Refika’s Special Oven Helva 🤤
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- Опубліковано 20 тра 2024
- Today we are making incredible tahini helva at home! Plain, with pistachios or chocolate… I am sure it is going to blow your mind 🤯 But I will go a little further and give you another five-minute Refika recipe which is a melted oven helva with chocolate, fruits and nuts which is so easy to make yet hard to resist!
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Servings: 4
Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 1 minutes
Cooking time: 8 minutes + cooling
Plain tahini helva,
200 g granulated sugar (1 cup)
60 ml water (~ 6 tablespoons)
260 g tahini (1 cup), you can make tahini with my recipe • How to Make Tahini At ...
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1 pack of vanillin powder (10 g), or ¼ vanilla pod beans or ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
A pinch of salt
For the pistachio helva,
2 handfuls of pistachios, half roughly chopped, half finely chopped
For the chocolate helva,
1 teaspoon cocoa powder
A handful of chocolate, roughly chopped
• First, I need to mention that there is çöven (soaproot, soapwort) in the classical recipe of the tahini helva. It gives the gumminess to it, but it is very hard to control and find, so I discard it to make it possible for everyone to make this beauty. Maybe one day we’ll make it with çöven, for the advanced level😉.
• To make the syrup, mix the sugar and water in a small frying pan. Shake the pan to help sugar dissolve. Put the pan on medium-low heat and whisk before the water boils.
• If water boils before the sugar dissolves, sugar may crystalize when the syrup is cool downed. After the water starts to boil, don’t whisk the syrup anymore. Shake the pan to dissolve the sugar instead and don’t scrape the crystals on the sides of the pan. Total cooking time of the syrup will take 8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, chop the pistachios or chocolate. Line a baking paper in a rectangular (if you have) bowl. Be sure that you are using an enamel or heatproof bowl because the mixture is going to be hot.
• Mix the tahini, vanillin powder, salt and pistachio in a bowl. Spare a handful of pistachio chunks for the top.
• Whisk in the hot syrup to the tahini mixture. You need to be quick at this stage because the mixture will be hardened really fast.
• Transfer the mixture into the bowl lined with the paper and top with the pistachios. Let it cool to room temperature and refrigerate for an hour.
• To make the chocolate helva, mix the tahini, vanillin powder and salt in a bowl.
• Whisk in the hot syrup to the tahini mixture. Pour the half of the mixture in baking paper lined bowl and add the cocoa powder to the rest.
• Give it a good mix and pour in the bowl as well. Mix with the handle of a spoon and top with the chocolate. Let it cool to room temperature and refrigerate for an hour.
• Plain, with pistachios or chocolate… helva is ready to make you climb a tree😂.
Refika’s Oven Melted Helva
Servings: 4
Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 2 minutes
Baking time:10-12 minutes
150 g helva, roughly chopped, chocolate or pistachio would both do great
100 g chocolate, roughly chopped
Fruit of the season, sliced, 1 banana, 4-5 strawberry or a handful of sour cherries
Lemon juice, to garnish
A large scoop of ice cream, to make it even more naughty😜
• Heat your oven to 200 C (390 F) on upper and lower heat.
• Place the helva on a medium sized earth ware or clay oven dish or a cast iron pan. Using clay or cast iron is important because they heat up slowly and cool down slowly so the dessert can stay hot while eating.
• Add the chocolate and fruit. You can add some nuts as well.
• Place the dish into the middle rack of your oven and bake for 10-12 minutes until helva and chocolate melts. Give it a stir after 6 minutes.
• Take out from the oven and squeeze some fresh lemon juice to balance the sweetness and add a large scoop of ice cream! If you are lucky and can find ‘Maraş dondurması’ go with that and you will be in heaven after the first spoon!
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I am addicted to Helva, so I try to avoid buying when I see it as I have no control. Now you show us how to make it and I have a jar of tahini in the cupboard. This could be my undoing Refika. Thank so much to you and crew for this.
I very much know the struggle 😛
I can appreciate where you’re coming from!
Hello
Are you still alive?
I’ve never had helva before, but since I made your tahini last week, I’m one step closer. I’ve fallen hard for Turkish cuisine thanks to you.
Hahaha welcome to Turkish cuisine its awesome
Welcome ❤️
I've done the same lol tahini cookies are my newest favourite
Your making my chocolate craving increased. Halva come to me.
Oooh, I have had it before. It's so good... it's highly addictive. Unfortunately, it is high in calories. And because it is so yummy, you might set to and eat a lot of it... and then feel a bit queasy. Guess how I know. ;-) Consider yourself warned. :-) :-D
Refika to stop the sugar crystallising in the pan while boiling it, put a lid on the pan. The steam created will automatically clean the sides of the pan for you. A glass lid is best so you can see what is happening in the pan without needing to lift the lid to check on the sugar.
I only just discovered your channel and I absolutely love it. I love your energy, passion, sense of fun while explaining the science and history behind each step. I’m also enjoying learning how to make the food, learning Turkish and things about Turkish culture at the same time. What I love most is how you are trying to bring everyone around the world together. 🙂
Yes!! There is place for everyone in the table!
I couldn't have said it better. AMEN.
This reminds me a lot of my childhood back in Romania. We have a similar version called halva made from sunflower seeds inspired by the Turkish one. Before Christmas and Easter people fast for a few weeks. This fast means they don't eat anything animal related (no eggs, milk, meat) but halva is fast friendly for us so my mum and my grandmother would always buy a lot of halva during that time because it is sweet but at the same time it helps you to stay full for longer with this sudden plant based diet. In those weeks I would eat enough halva to last me until the next fasting period. Now after this video I really want to try the tahini version.
Wow thanks for sharing! ❤️
Semechki?
And so it is a type of toasted sunflower seed paste as main ingredient in place of tahini? Mmmmm!
Ooooh! I need that recipe! What is. Romanian sunflower seed Halvah called? How do I find a recipe??? Thank you for sharing with us! I love how with youtube we can make the world just a little bit smaller place, bringing us closer together. What better way to do that than with sharing food?
@mimi buckles There are a lot of recipes available online. You may find them as Romanian halva (halva de floarea soarelui) or Russian halva (semechki halva, hope I wrote that right).
Next time I visit Istanbul, I'm ringing up Refika. Love from Trinidad 🇹🇹
Me too!
More love from Berlin!!
Take care everywhere!!!
Me too, best regards from Chicago
Isn't it the dream we all cherish?
Bring her a roti. Cultural exchange.
Here in Argentina, we have a very popular candy called Mantecol. It's the same recipe, but we use peanut instead of tahini.
A greek family (Georgalos) arrived to Argentina in the 40's, and they started to produce Helva, until they decided to change the main ingredient with peanut ( sesame was an expensive and imported ítem, and peanut was produced localy)
They were smart. It probably tastes great.
Interesting!🤓😍
que interesante! me encanta mantecol!!
pero pensé que se hacía con claras de huevo tb.
The spirit of Bruce Lee approves of Refika's superior knife skills
Hahaha ❤️ I am glad!!
@@Refika love that can I use walnuts.
The sweetness of Refika has made Helva more sweet.
"Let's see how long halvah can last in the fridge", said absolutely no one ever.
🤣😋
I mean, no way! This morning I woke up with the thought: “I want some halva, but I wanna find a recipe.”
I literally forgot about it until I saw your video pop up in my UA-cam.
Definitely making this today!!!! 😍
The coincidence!! I am so glad, now you should definitely try the recipe 🤓
@@Refika well, this is the perfect halva! I made this and it is soooo goood!
Güzel yorumları görünce ve insanların “Türk mutfağına aşık olmamı sağladın Refika.” demesi beni gururlandırıyor. Anne gururu var şu an içimde Refika 🥺💛
Lovely 👌🏻 Greetings from Scotland 😊 Have a wonderful day everyone 😍
Turkish helva in a metal box was one of my favourite childhood memories back in Algeria,thank you for sharing your sweet recipes 😉🇩🇿
I haven’t had helva since I was a kid, we had a neighbour lady who used to make it once a year and give lots to her neighbours before taking the rest for sale at the holiday bazaar. Thank you so much for showing us this Refika, and for the memory. I can’t wait to make it and - especially eat it! ❤️
Thank you so much for sharing!!! I love when you guys share your memories about food.. It moves me everytime 😻
I love the variety of Turkish Cuisine.Some people just think that it is all about kebab.It makes me sad.But Refika thanks to you for helping people to discover this variation.
In Tatarstan they make halva from sunflower seeds instead of sesame and it's delicious 😋
We do in Bulgaria too
I had sunflower helva in Russia. It turned out to be delicious, but at first I didn't even know that it was something to eat, because of the color -- an unappealing, dark, brownish grey!
Greetings! Y'all from Texas! You thought I was gone huh? Sick very sick twice! Old bats don't die easily. Lol! Missed both of you, lots of love. Blessings
I had some halva/helva once. It wasn't homemade, though. I got it through Universal Yums earlier this month. My aunt subscribed me to it, and each month, they send you a box of snacks from a different country. This month's box was from Turkey and it included halva. I bit into it and it was one of the best things I ever ate. Now I want to make it myself, ideally the chocolate halva.
Just tried mine from h-mart in Portland OR! Thankfully its only like 45min from me haha
@@gabbyb9418 I made some halva last month. Used dark chocolate for it. The tahini didn't get mixed in all the way so from a certain angle, it looked like gold leaf. I took some to my hormone doctor's office and offered it to her, but she turned it down. That's okay, more for me.
Ingilizce bölüm okumak istiyorum. Hem de mutfağa çok meraklıyım. Kaç yıl oldu saymadım ama kendimi bildim bileli senin tariflerini denerim Refika. İyi ki varsın. İngilizcem de gelişiyor seni izledikçe. Türklerden ilk yapan sensin. Başarıların daim olsun güzel yürekli kadın. ❤😊
Cem tüm hayallerin gerçek olur umarım 💖🙏 Hem güzel sözlerin hem de tariflerimi takip ettiğin için teşekkür ederim sana
Hi Refika, did you notice that for all sweets your staff open the mouth for tasting double the size? interesting science fact :-)
Hahah! Good catch!!! 🥰
I had no idea this was so easy to make. This so much better than fudge. Thank you!
I will never find out how long halva lasts in the fridge, half a day and the bowl is empty. It is the same with baklava.
Only the real ones know the struggle...
I've never had helva, but my husband has described his enjoyment of it, so I'm going to surprise him with your homemade version.
So what was the outcome? 🤔
נראה טעים מאוד, תודה על המתכון אני אנסה להכין
I bought an extra jar of tahini this week...now I know why!😍
I was looking for helva recipe two days ago. I crave it so much. Found some weird recipes on UA-cam, but yours is the authentic one. Amazing as always!
I am so happy to hear that 💖🍀🍀
I loved it, Helva or Halawa (as pronounced in Arabic) is very popular in Egypt, but we have a different recipe that literally takes zero time, you only add 1 cup of powder milk, 1 cup of powdery suger, and finally 1 cup of tahini then mix it well, add any kind of nuts in a bowl, add the mixture in the bowl, press it well, refrigerate it for couple of hours and it's done ❤️ but since it contains milk, this makes it less presistent than the turkish version, but both are just lovely ❤️❤️❤️❤️
This was my first time making and eating helva…what an impression! Sooo tasty! Thank you Refika for all of your great content; I learn so much from your videos!
I had halva as a child when my grandparents came home from traveling to Turkey. I'm going to try this! Food and memories go together!! Love you too Rafika!
It’s almost like tahini fudge. But better. Love to you, your wonderful group, your fellow countrymen and your country
Me encantó la receta. Muchas Gracias
Loved the recipe. Thank you ❤
Yummmm .... I want to go to Istanbul .... and die of a Helva overdose!
I have always liked Turkish food and culture, but looking at Refika's videos, and watching her and Bahar and Borek clown around while they make these amazing Turkish dishes ... makes me wish I was there with them. Keep up the good work. You are amazing Ambassadors of Turkey, bringing a little piece of modern Ottoman Empire into my home!
It is my daughter's birthday tomorrow. I am going to try this. You are a saviour, Refika!!
As a child who grew up in Brooklyn, we would buy a brand of Halva called Joyva and it was heavenly…they had vanilla, pistachio, chocolate and chocolate coated. The way it melted in my mouth was heavenly. I remember it clear as day. I now live in the suburbs and cannot find my beloved Halva but a family member of mine did one time. When my husband and kids saw the Halva for the first time, they were skeptical but they nearly ate all my Halva had I not stopped them! I haven’t found it since. Thank you for showing me how to make Halva at home. I’m so excited to make my own! Maybe next time I’ll climb a tree and eat it that way so I can have it all for myself.😁
Yes! I remember seeing this in stores wondering what it was but I never tried it. I have to try this.
I have been addicted to Turkish cuisine lately. Thank you for the tutorial. I appreciate you talking about the history and informing us the history of the dish.
I made halva for the first time using your instructions (minus the pistaccios) and it turned out GREAT! Thank you! For anyone else trying this, make sure to get the sugar up to "hard ball" stage.
This is happiness in a pan. Looks soooooo delicious.
Refika, you are a delight to watch, so talented and knowledgeable.
Refika + your team = Magic
You are loved.❤️
yes,Refika by ur manners alone nd ur team,U R LUVED,HA,HA,HA
its dondurma its not ice cream. Love it.
There goes the diet...😄
Sahlep ice cream? You're killing me! 🥰🥰🥰
There is a Turkish saying "1 dirhems of meat covers a thousand flaws." :P But you should keep on with your diet.
As a child we lived on a farm in the Canadian prairies and my grandmother, who lived in the city, used to send us halvah a couple of times a year. I loved getting those packages! and halvah is still one of my favourites. I salivated through your entire vlog 😄
Thank you for enjoying this Turkish /Arabic treat
Love helva. Thank you for the recipe. Never thought I could make it at home.
Nice to have the high resolution video.
Sounds amazing! In India too you have slightly similar desserts and they are also called 'halwa'. I am always amazed at the similarities in our cultures. 😀😀❤️
Yes! I am amazed all the time ❤️🥰
Wow! One of my favourite sweets, reminds me of my grandma. Thanks for this recipe!
I love your energy and honesty.
There is a shyness to you that is absolutely adorable.
Keep on doing what you are doing!
I seriously love you 🥺❤️❤️ You are like the mom I never had 😂❤️❤️❤️
WOW, incredible decadence for our Eid days! Looks like a treat we all deserve! Hope everyone enjoyed Eid 🤲
Omg Refika- if you haven’t marketed yourself to the Food Network, you should! You are absolutely amazing! I could watch your videos all day!
The first time I tasted helva was in a tiny Lebanese take away in Paris, I was maybe 8 years old. I still remember the revelation it had been. Many years later, as a parisian student, I found a great shawarma place, which became my pistacchio helva dealer. I don't eat very often helva, but each time I have a bite into it, I am overwhelmed by rememberance and emotion.
Wow! Thanks for sharing... Its amazing how some certain food can bring back such vivid memories and feelings...
I have tried a decent variety of halves (semolina, carrot, bottle gourd etc) but never tasted tahini halva. I will try it for sure, thanks for bringing in so many new recipes!!
Kinda similar to besan barfi or patisa but even more pronounced and eautiful nutty profile
Have you ever searched Ottoman recipe for halva with rice flour ever heard of it Refika? Im interested how you can make it at home
Refika chickie… I just made the Helva with pistachios just now. Oh.My.God!!! It tastes so fabulous and it hasn’t even set. It was easy to do even if the sugar part was a bit worrying. I can’t wait to taste it after it sets. Thanks a million. Cheers
Thank you for this, it sounds amazing! Does it need to cool slowly for the right texture, or would it be okay to let it cool quickly in a wider dish?
Every recipe you make is amaaaaziiiingggg, big kiss and hugs from Samos! I miss Istanbul so much, take care
Eid Mubarak from Cape Town SA🌕✨
So many ideas! I'm off to the kitchen right away...Thank you!
This looks soooo good!!
Thank you!
Hi Refika, can I substitute the sugar for xylitol or a sugar substitute?
Or what are your suggestions for banting or keto
authentically it is made with honey syrup. you can make it with any sweetener that can be turned into syrup. It must dissolve in water and become consistent after boiling it a bit. I think maple syrup can be used.
@@truthandreason8394 thanks for the suggestion.
Wow, Refika! You never disappoint us, this is such an another amazing recipe, not to mention healthy as well! Thank you so much 🙏 Love your team! Bahar and Burak🥰❤️ and all the others who make your show to be so amazing 🤩
Thank you so so much from the whole team 😘
I've sadly never been to Turkey but I have been to Egypt and my friend introduced me to this gorgeous sweet treat. I love it. I'm lucky as where I live we've a uropian store that sells Halva & baklava. I adore it. I'll definitely try the recipe out. To make it myself would taste amazing and a skill I would share with my friend's
Thank you so much for your wonderful channel. Your timing is perfect. I made tahini last night and the scent reminded me of helva. I'll make it tonight!
The saying we have is: "eat it and go wrestle" 😂
I notice that the recipes that look the most appetizing to me are always the ones that Bahar seems to love the most as well. It is like we are twins separated at birth or something.
I love this lady's passion and energy!!!
I absolutely love this. Thanks for sharing.
Saw it, made it, now chilling in the fridge 👍👍👍😁😁😁
WOWW 😻 How quick?!!
@@Refika my whole family loved it. Thank you😊😍
Thank you sooo much…! I’ve always wanted to know how to make halva… sooo yummy! Looking forward to the more advanced version 😊 Love from Australia
I love your recipe and your knives! Thanks a lot for sharing so much love ❤️
I made this night and ate almost The whole thing. I love your channel so much. You are so pretty. Thank you for your work making these videos. I would know nothing about Turkish food or people. It’s really beautiful❤️
Looks delicious 😋😋
It definitely is! Try it, you won't regret 😍
@@Refika sure👍🏻👍🏻
You've surpassed yourself in this Refika! I'm coming to Istanbul Someday!! Much love from India!❤️
Helva is one of my favorites. A small piece with an espresso has always been my weekly shopping reward. But now with your recipe and all the ingredients already in my pantry I will be making it from home! Thank You!
Thank you, Refika and team, for such easy authentic recipes that will allow me to expand my culinary horizons - and any of my family and friends willing to share in the experience(s)!
Baharin helvayi kacirmasina cok güldüm. :D - I laughed very hard at Bahar stealing the helva. :D
One billion calories, haha, I love it.❤️👍
Wow I love this!!!
one of my favorite sweets,I cant get enough of it! it is a pitty us Brazilians are not acquainted with this marvelous dessert.Maybe you could come to Brazil to spread your talent here!
I'm just going to give up on trying to shed these extra covid pounds. This looks absolutely delicious. Superficially, it makes me think of fudge. Perhaps it isn't quite as sweet. Regardless, it's on the must make list.
I promise its amazing!! Not as sweet as fudge like you've said, it has its own very special flavor 😻
I think working for you would be my dream job but then I know how I would die.
I love seeing these videos every Saturday. Such a treat, thank you.
It looks delicious, and you make the recipe easy to understand. Thank you ! Take care 😊
Another great recipe! Can't wait to try this!👍 Thank you.
I am going to try to make this. I love the melted version. Thank you. This is delightful! 😊
You're a natural. Very helpful, thank you!
It looks so delicious.
I will try it.
Thanks a lot
I had NO idea that hell a is made of tahini! I’m shocked by this! 😂 you really do learn something new everyday!💖
Lovely stuff. I love helva, think the seseme balances out the sweetness of the sugar perfectly. I don't have a huge sweet tooth but have been known to scoff large amounts of Turkish delight/lokum, helva or baklava when I have the chance.
On having it with ice-cream I made a helva ice-cream a while ago where I put chunks of helva in like they do with cookie dough. Was very tasty.
Thank you to you & your team, the videos always brighten my day.
Learning the Turkish sayings is as much fun as learning the new recipes!
This looks AMAZING!! I can't wait to try it. Gracias /Thank you . 🇲🇽🇺🇸
I've never seen a recipe like this, I'm looking forward to trying it. Love from Aurora, Colorado, USA. Thank you for all you do!
Looks good! Thanks!
I LOVE halva! I’m making this recipe immediately! You’re such a joy to watch, thank you 🥰
A new subscriber! Thank you! I studied in Bosnia for a semester and ate helva every day! Now I can make it at home!
We use çöven here too in Bulgaria often is described in store bought tahini halva
THANKS FOR THE FANTASTIC RECIPE
Awesome, I love the way you cook
I love this! I am going to try this as soon as I get more tahini. Absolutely love the simplicity! Hugs and thanks from Canada ❤️🤍❤️
what a healthy way to hv sweet... thanks for sharing this great and super easy recipy
Thanks for sharing all ur recipes r amazing and u explain them very nicely
This is perfection, thank you! It brings a lot of memories from the childhood... 🙂 Wonder if you could share a recipe for rehvani, also the taste of old days...
I have so much fun not only learning different foods, but watching the joy you express in cooking. Thank you to all your crew and you!