DISH RESEARCH · Dessert
Bahraini Halwa
Rose-scented starch confection with spices, butter, nuts and sesame.
About Bahraini Halwa
Vera Abitbol presents this halwa as a Bahraini starch-and-rapeseed-oil confection. Rose water, saffron and a separately flavoured brown butter contribute to the recipe.
Cardamom and nutmeg give the sweet base its warm spice character. Toasted pistachios, almonds and walnuts supply the named mixed nuts, with white sesame seeds and dried fruits at the finish.
The source describes a soft, slightly chewy gel texture with contrasting crunchy nuts. Red colouring gives the confection its chosen colour, and coffee is mentioned as a customary companion.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk, Pistachio, Almond, Walnut, Sesame.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Bahraini Halwa
Vera Abitbol’s starch-and-rapeseed-oil halwa Bahraini.
- SugarSweetener
- WaterLiquid
- Lemon juiceSeasoning
- Unsalted butterCooking medium · Flavoured brown butter
- Ground cardamomAromatic
- Ground nutmegAromatic
- Saffron threadsAromatic
- CornstarchBinder
- Red food colouringSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Rapeseed oilCooking medium
- Rose waterAromatic
- Toasted pistachiosBase · Nuts
- Toasted almondsBase · Nuts
- Toasted walnutsBase · Nuts
- White sesame seedsTopping · Finish
- Dried fruitsTopping · Finish
- CoffeeAccompaniment · Serving · OptionalIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit syrup, cornstarch dispersion and saffron infusion water78.
- Lemon juice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Unsalted butter: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Broader butter link; exact unsalted form.
- Ground cardamom: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Both butter and halwa allocations retained, not extra inferred quantities.
- Ground nutmeg: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Both butter and halwa allocations.
- Saffron threads: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cornstarch: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Red food colouring: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Exact colour/product formula unprovided.
- Rapeseed oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Rose water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Toasted pistachios: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Pistachio source-confirmed. Source mixed-nut list74, allocation among three nuts unknown.
- Toasted almonds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Almond source-confirmed. Source mixed-nut list74; no invented ratio.
- Toasted walnuts: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Walnut source-confirmed. Source mixed-nut list74; no invented ratio.
- White sesame seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Sesame source-confirmed. Listed seeds75 clarified white method94.
- Dried fruits: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit method94, species and amounts absent, no sulphites inferred.
- Coffee (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Hospitality/service association45, full drink formula unknown.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Bahrain
- BahrainCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Bahraini Cuisine
- Bahraini CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.