Turkish Halva

For last Thursday's class I prepared a popular Turkish dessert dish called "Halva," which turns out to be quite tasty. It was also easy to make in about twenty minutes. Here's how:

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 2 cups farina (finely powdered cream of wheat, I used Indian Soji)
• 3 cups sugar
• 4 cups water

Directions:

1. Melt the butter over a medium flame.
2. Once the butter begins to bubble, pour in the farina and toast to a light golden brown.
3. Add the sugar and mix thoroughly. Do not take too long, the more toasted the farina is, the more crumbly it will be.
4. Add the water and let it boil out. Keep an eye on it because it will burn quickly if the water runs out.
5. Let it cool and enjoy.