Best Iraqi Date Sweetmeat Holwah Tamar Gluten Free Recipes

Iraqi Date Sweetmeat (Holwah Tamar) (Gluten Free) image

Provided by UmmBinat

Categories Candy

Time 30m

Yield 20 pieces, 20 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 lb dates, dried & pitted (I used Medjool)
1/4 cup ghee (I used butter but it may burn)
2 cups walnut pieces
2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted in a dry frying pan

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 159.4, Fat 10.8, SaturatedFat 2.4, Cholesterol 6.7, Sodium 0.8, Carbohydrate 16.4, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 12.6, Protein 2.4

Wonderful Iraqi Shorba (Soup) (Gluten Free) image

Provided by UmmBinat

Categories Potato

Time 1h10m

Yield 3 bowels, 3 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 medium cooking onion
1/4 cup olive oil
1 whole dried lime, pierced once with a skewer (loomi, Not optional! It gives it's distinctive taste to this soup)
2 tablespoons tomato paste
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 medium tomatoes, chopped
sea salt
fresh ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
1 large carrot, diced
1 medium yellow potato, diced
3 1/2 cups chicken stock (I use my own homemade)
1/4 cup red lentil
1/4 cup rice vermicelli, broken up
1 lemon, a fresh squeeze for each serving (optional but delicious)

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!

Date Squares (Gluten Free) image

Provided by UmmBinat

Categories Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 1 pan, 20 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 lb chopped dates (2 1/2 cups)
3/4 cup cold water
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice (optional)
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup butter, room temperature (do not use oil or they will be very crumbly)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 3/4 cups gluten free rolled oats
1 pinch salt
1 teaspoon non-alcohol vanilla

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.

Sweetmeats image

Provided by Sharon123

Categories Dessert

Time 55m

Yield 30 squares

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/2 lb sweet butter, at room temperature
1 2/3 cups brown sugar
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup brown sugar
4 eggs, slightly beaten
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups shelled walnuts, coarsely chopped
1 cup shredded coconut