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Halwa Puri

Name: Halwa Puri
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Pakistan
Ingredients: 300g Whole Wheat Flour; 150g Semolina flour; 100g Butter; 100g Sugar; To taste Vegetable Oil (for frying); 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder; 2 tbsp Chopped Nuts

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⏱ 50 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Freshly fried puri bread with sweet semolina halwa — Pakistan's holiday breakfast set.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Halwa puri is a beloved weekend and holiday breakfast in Pakistan: puri, whole-wheat bread fried until puffed, is served on the same plate as halwa, a sweet made by slowly toasting semolina with butter and sugar. Chickpea curry is the traditional accompaniment, making it a unique breakfast culture that enjoys sweet and spicy at once.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a Friday morning, the family gathers and the kitchen fills with the sound of frying puri and the sweet smell of halwa — a true holiday morning.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Whole Wheat Flour 300g
Semolina flour 150g
Butter 100g
Sugar 100g
Vegetable Oil (for frying) To taste
Cardamom powder 1/2 tsp
Chopped Nuts 2 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Knead whole-wheat flour with salt and water into a dough and rest 30 minutes.
Roll small balls into thin rounds and fry in oil until golden to make puri.
In another pan, toast the semolina in butter until golden.
Add hot water with sugar and ground cardamom dissolved in it and stir until thick to make halwa.
Serve the puri and halwa on the same plate, scattered with chopped nuts.

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