Haft Mewa Recipe
An Afghanistan lunch. Ready in about 36 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 15 minPrep (about)
- 21 minCook (about)
- 36 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
- 4 oz dried apricots
- 1 ¾ oz light raisins
- 4 oz raisins
- 1 ¾ oz walnuts
- 1 ¾ oz almonds
- 1 ¾ oz pistachios
- 1 ¾ oz cherries
- Splash rose water
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Wash the apricots and both raisins.
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Place in a bowl - cover using cold water to 2 inches above the fruit.
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Put the almonds, pistachos and walnuts in another bowl or pan.
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Add boiling water.
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Leave to soak.
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Peel off all your skins as they soften.
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This is a fiddly job plus make take time - but it's definitely worth your effort.
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Throw away the water.
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Mix your fruits using your nuts plus cherries, including your juice they have been soaking in.
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Add the rose water.
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Cover the mixture.
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Leave in your fridge to rest for two days.
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Wait until you leave the mix.
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Your juice will become sweeter plus syrupy, giving the dish a unique consistency, to serve.
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Spoon the juice, nuts and fruit into individual bowls or cups.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.