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Sohan Asali

Sohan asali is a special sweet that is served with coffee or tea and is particularly consumed at Iranian New Year celebrations. Sohan asali is so well known that this recipe is based on the same ingredients in every household.

Sohan Asali

Sohan Asali Credit: Adam Liaw

  • serves

    10

  • prep

    5 minutes

  • cook

    10 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

10

people

preparation

5

minutes

cooking

10

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

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Ingredients

  • 125 g caster sugar
  • 40 g honey
  • 1 tbsp rosewater
  • 40 g butter, diced
  • ½ tsp saffron powder
  • 140 g slivered almonds
  • 50 g pistachio nuts, chopped, plus extra to decorate
Chilling/freezing time: 15 minutes

Instructions

  1. Line a large baking tray with baking paper.
  2. Place the sugar in a heavy-based saucepan and stir over low heat for 1–2 minutes. Add the honey and rosewater and cook, stirring continuously, for 5 minutes or until the liquid just begins to boil.
  3. Add the butter and stir until mixture is a light caramel colour. Add the saffron and nuts, then keep stirring until the mixture is a dark caramel colour.
  4. Remove from heat and use 2 metal dessert spoons to form rounds on the baking tray. Sprinkle with extra chopped pistachios. Stand for about 15 minutes to harden.

Note
• Use a silver or light colour-based saucepan only for this recipe because it is hard to judge the colour of the caramel if you use a black based pan.

Photography by Adam Liaw.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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