Iraqi Date Sweetmeat Holwah Tamar Gluten Free Recipes

Steps:

• Chop dates roughly and place in a heavy pan with the ghee.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until dates soften, and are combined with the ghee.
• spread half the date mixture in a 9 in (23 cm) square pan.
• Sprinkle walnut pieces over the dates, pressing them in lightly. Place remaining date mixture on top, spreading it evenly.
• Sprinkle evenly with toasted sesame seeds, pressing them on lightly.
• Leave until cool and cut into small squares or diamond shapes.
• Store in a sealed container and serve as a sweetmeat.

Steps:

• Fry onions in olive oil over medium heat until they are transparent.
• Add pierced whole loomi, carrot and potato dice and cook for a further 7 minutes.
• Add garlic, sea salt, freshly ground black pepper, and ground cumin.
• Add the tomato, tomato paste, chicken stock & cilantro.
• Cook until vegetables are almost tender, add red lentils and cook for an additional 10 minutes.
• Adjust salt to taste.
• Add broken up vermicelli noodles and cook until done (not mushy).
• Squeeze the lemon into the soup or on individual servings.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Preheat Oven to 350°F.
• Mix and cook filling ingredients over low heat until semi thick.
• Cool.
• Mix all dough ingredients together and press ¾ of mixture into bottom of greased 9x9inch pan.
• Spread the filling over top.
• Sprinkle the rest of the dough mixture over filling.
• Bake in preheated oven until top is golden (approx. 25 minutes).
• Cool & cut into squares.
• Enjoy.

Steps:

• Crust: Preheat oven to 350*.
• Grease a 9x12 inch baking pan.
• Cream butter and brown sugar together.
• Add flour and mix well.
• Pat mixture into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven.
• Topping: Mix sugar and eggs.
• Add flour; stir well.
• Fold in walnuts and coconut.
• Pour topping onto crust.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes longer, until topping is set.
• Cool in pan and cut into squares.
• Makes 30 squares.