Halva (dessert) – We Love God!

God’s delegated authority, the necessity of submission, the role of government in acting to protect and preserve the health of the people, the call for respect and honor—I find myself joyful, grateful. I am joyful to obey the mandates of my government as it tries to lead through a grueling, opaque situation. I’m grateful for God’s good gift of government, and grateful even for my government. Behind it, I see Him. In its authority, I see His. Of course, this government will lead imperfectly. They will make poor decisions. They will make mistakes. They will even act sinfully at times. They are, after all, human beings and subject to every kind of frailty, sin, and limitation. But God was not unaware of what was in the heart of men when he commanded through Peter “be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme or to governors as sent by him” (1 Peter 2:13-14).

Tim Challies

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	Indian		1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	pt	Water
5	T	Oil or ghee
1	oz	Slivered, blanched almonds
11	oz	Fine-grained semolina
5 1/2	oz	Sugar
2	T	Raisins, up to 3
1/4	t	Finely crushed cardamom
		seeds crushed with a
		mortar and pestle

INSTRUCTIONS

From Madhur Jaffrey's "Indian Cooking"  Put water to boil in pan. Once
it comes to a rolling boil, turn the  heat down to very low and let the
pan sit on the back of the cooker.  Put the oil in a large frying pan
and set over medium heat. When hot,  put in the almonds. Stir and fry
them until they turn golden. Take  them out with a slotted spoon and
leave them to drain on kitchen  paper.  Put the semolina into the same
oil. Turn the heat to medium-low. Stir  and saute the semolina 8-10
minutes or until it turns a warm, golden  color. DO NOT LET IT BROWN.
Add the sugar and stir it in. Very  slowly, begin to pour the boiling
water into the pan. Keep stirring  as you do so. Take a good 2 minutes
to do this. When all the water  has been added, turn the heat to low.
Stir and cook the halva for 55  minutes. Add the raisins, almonds and
crushed cardamom seeds. Stir  and cook the halva for another 5 minutes.
Note: Serve hot, warm, or at room temperature. Posted to EAT-L Digest
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