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The halwa is a traditional Indian and Middle Eastern dessert sweet. Traders introduced this when they sailed by the Kenyan coast in the past, and locals soon adopted it. Today, it's a popular dessert in Nairobi, Kenya.
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This features bouncy chewy gelatinous cubes, made from tapioca starch, water, sugar, clarified butter (ghee), powdered nutmeg, powdered cardamom, rose water, and fresh dragonfruit juice to give it a lovely reddish hue. Has a fruity sweet floral flavour.
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It's served with crunchy nutty salty sweet dukkha wafers (an Egyptian condiment), made from crushed hazelnuts, cashew nuts, macadamia nuts, pistachio nuts, salt, sugar, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, sesame seeds, and filo pastry. Glazed with a creamy earthy sweet coconut yoghurt to complete.
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Actually very different from any other halwa I've eaten, but I like the taste and texture of this premium version.
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