Sweets of the East are something amazing and unique. Their specific variety strikes with the versatility. Only types of halvah several dozen are known, and it is possible to try the majority in primitive and truly east look only in places from where this product is. Takhinny halvah — one of those types of which not everyone has an idea. But this delicacy on the basis of seeds of sesame deserves special attention as has unique smack and unforgettable aroma.
Why takhinny?
The name takhinny — derivative of takhina, so call this type of delicacy in the east. Takhini (sesame) in respect of taste differs in bitterishness, this feature is present also at halvah that does delicacy specially juicy.
From ground seeds of sesame produce sesame paste with the high level of fat content, density and availability of proteins which is a basis for production in the subsequent takhinny halvah. In traditional understanding this delicacy differs from halvah in refined aftertaste with a taste of bitterness. It is recommended to combine it with milk or coffee.
The product consists of glucose (sugar, treacle, honey or sweet caramel weight), citric acid, foaming agent (soap root), extract of the processed sesame seeds, takhina paste. Raisin, poppy, vanillin, candied fruits, powder of cocoa, a kernel of peanut, almonds and a filbert can act as additional ingredients on the fan. But any addition changes taste of a product and prevents to feel its true notes.
Whether you know? Takhinny halvah is carried to national dishes of the East and Central Asia. For the first time it was mentioned in the 5th century BC. Its ancestral home is Iran. At us this dessert appeared only in the XX century.
Production of this delicacy is not simple mixing of ingredients, but the true art based on confidential technologies. If to adhere to these nuances of preparation, then takhinny halvah will turn out the dessert with layers concealing in a mouth. Incorrectly prepared product consists of pieces and is characterized by unpleasant luscious and bitter taste.
We study structure
Takhinny halvah — extraordinary tasty and very useful dessert. In it there are a lot of carbohydrates, it represents a product with the considerable level of caloric content, 100 grams of delicacy contain 516 kcal that represents a third of standard daily rate. Such power value to a product is provided by proteins (13 g), fats (30 g), carbohydrates (51 g).
Also in halvah there are proteins, iron (in 100 grams of 278.3% of standard daily rate), sodium, zinc, copper, potassium, phosphorus (in 100 grams of 50.3% of standard daily rate), calcium (in 100 grams of 82.4% of standard daily rate), magnesium (in 100 grams of 75.8% of standard daily rate). Delicacy with B1 vitamin increasing possibilities of memory, B2 strengthening the immune system (in 100 grams of 11.1% of standard daily rate), And, promoting improvement of sight, E, supporting work of a cardiovascular system, and RR is rich (in 100 grams of 21.5% of standard daily rate).
At consumption of a product it is necessary to consider its structure and not to abuse delicacy, the daily diet has to differ in balance and a variety.
Than it is useful
At the correct and moderate consumption in food takhinny halvah makes favorable impact on an organism:
- promotes elimination of problems with a cardiovascular system, helps to support functioning of cardiac muscles, a tone of cardiac muscles, interferes with developing of a stroke (due to availability of potassium);
- normalizes fat exchange;
- promotes maintenance in good condition of bones and joints;
- in it an optimum ratio of calcium, magnesium and phosphorus for the best assimilation of these minerals and their application in an organism that helps to form bones, cartilages, teeth, to become stronger them more intensively and grow;
Whether you know? Only kandalatch (real experts of preparation of sweets) are authentically familiar with the primordial recipe of takhinny halvah. The recipe is tried not to be disclosed therefore in various countries the dessert differs in tastes. Kandalatch — the honourable Iranian profession demanding special preparation. These experts only manually because only so it will differ in lightness and unique sweet taste cook delicacy.
- regular reception promotes oxygen exchange, work of a respiratory system, helps to eliminate deficiency of iron in an organism (existence in a product of a large amount of iron thanks to which halvah is considered the most effective and at the same time the most tasty fighter against anemia);
- promotes a raising of mood, vitality, increases energy and forces;
- rejuvenates a human body;
- helps with recovery of nervous system;
- improves digestion and blood circulation;
- promotes improvement of a condition of nails, hair, skin;
- helps with normalization of functioning of a prostate, increase in a reproduction of sperm (generally thanks to availability of zinc);
- supports growth and a tone of muscles, blood circulation, helps to transfer oxygen to bodies (at the expense of copper);
- promotes food and moistening of skin, maintains sight, work of the immune system and helps to produce growth hormone (availability of vitamin A);
- strengthens immunity, nails, hair (B2 vitamin).
Whether it is possible
Halvah — a useful product, but its use by some separate categories of people in many respects depends on a type of this delicacy and also on features of health, persons interested to regale on a dessert.
At pregnancy
Pregnant women can use halvah not only, but also it will be in most cases useful. The vitamins which are contained in it, minerals and other useful substances will bring benefit not only to future child, but also the woman expecting him. Delicacy will help to update during the early period of pregnancy in the genetic plan of a cage of a germ and to prevent some defects in its development. Components of this product favorably affect reproductive abilities of an organism.
Whether you know? Avicenna advised speakers to use sesame halvah as believed that it is useful to vocal chords, and to a voice helps to achieve sonority and purity.
On condition of the correct preparation from quality products delicacy promotes strengthening of hair, nails, bones, joints, favorably influences a condition of vessels and heart muscle tissues that is especially relevant for future mothers. Systematic rated consumption in food of this dessert helps to lighten the mood to women in situation, to supply them with additional energy, promotes establishing work of digestive tract and support at future mother and her kid of necessary level of hemoglobin.
Takhinny halvah serves as excellent prophylactic for colds and viral infections which during pregnancy are extremely undesirable. Also it helps at treatment and preventive actions at female diseases, problems with blood clotting.
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Dangerous the use of this product for pregnant women happens in the presence of allergic reactions to product components. It is also necessary not to forget that high caloric content therefore at the excess weight it is necessary to be careful is peculiar to delicacy. At house production it is better to replace sugar with honey.
Consumption of halvah can be displayed negatively on health of the pregnant woman in the presence:
- diabetes;
- cholecystitis;
- pancreatitis;
- pathological processes in a gall bladder, a liver, kidneys;
- chronic diseases.
During pregnancy the main thing is to know a measure and doses of the consumption of halvah. In the first months of pregnancy, usual norms are allowed (from 50 to 100 grams a day), with a growth of a fruit the consumption of a product needs to be reduced to 30 grams. Last months it is better not to use delicacy at all.
Important! It is better for pregnant women to use halvah together with milk to avoid problems with functioning of digestive tract and other digestive bodies.
One more unpleasant moment is an addition by some producers who are not especially caring for quality of components of the released product, different dyes, emulsifiers and other chemical components in structure of halvah that considerably depreciates useful properties of delicacy. Therefore during pregnancy it is the best of all to make a dessert independently.
Feeding
Takhinny halvah useful both for the nursing mother, and for her child. It has many minerals and the vitamins making favorable impact on a respiratory system, exchange processes of oxygen in an organism and also promotes restoration of power forces after physical and emotional pressure that for mothers of babies is not a rarity. Delicacy positively affects sight, interferes formation of tumors.
At chest feeding to mothers for an opportunity to feed the child longer and also if desired this product it is recommended to increase volumes and fat content of milk for the use, but in the first month of life of the kid it is better to refuse it. It is possible to enter into a diet of the feeding mother it from second or third month of life of the baby, it is necessary to do it gradually (to begin with a small piece up to 10 grams), all the time watching reaction of the child (whether there are no uncharacteristic manifestations — concerns, gripes, frustration, an allergy). Only in the absence of negative reactions it is possible to increase the weight of the eaten halvah to 30 grams a day.
Not to face troubles, it is necessary:
- to avoid acquisition of a product with different additives, fragrances, stabilizers;
- to buy fresh and quality delicacy without rancidity and an unpleasant smell, without peel which is sign of violation of technological process;
- to show moderation at consumption of delicacy;
- to consult on the pediatrician before acquisition and consumption of halvah.
To children
Children will never refuse any sweets, but parents need to approach this question intelligently, offering children instead of harmful candies and cakes more useful oriental sweets among which and takhinny halvah. It is recommended to acquaint the child with this product from a piece no more than 10 grams, later it is possible to increase quantity several.
Some experts say that it is possible to give this dessert to children, since five-year age, others report that it can be done also at earlier age, but not earlier than three years. The correct rated consumption of delicacy in food promotes improvement of children's memory, strengthens immunity, favorably influences functioning of heart, formation of bones, joints and teeth.
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How competently to choose a product
The quality product has yellowish-gray color which is much lighter than some sunflower halvah. To taste the product slightly tastes bitter. In a product there should not be a peel, not crushed grains, a raid with a dark shade, an unpleasant smell. Quality halvah differs in friability, lightness, light amazing taste, it just melts in the mouth.
When choosing delicacy it is necessary to pay attention on:
- integrity of the package (damages reduce an expiration date);
- lack of traces of oil (existence of such traces speaks about the wrong storage of a product);
- lack of tendency to coloring;
- existence firm a caramel streak (confirm violation of the production technology);
- flatness of cuts.
Important! Halvah, unsuitable to the use, becomes dark, unpleasantly smells and crumbles when cutting.
How to prepare a product most
Takhinny halvah is rather simple dish in preparation, at the same time has a set of positive properties for health.
Necessary ingredients
For production of this sweet two glasses of sesame (500 grams), a half-glass of coconut flakes, three tablespoons of raisin (for sweet) and also dates (about 12 pieces) are necessary. It is possible to add a vanilla pod.
Separately It is necessary to tell about what halvah is not combined with. If you use halvah together with chocolate, meat, milk or cheese, be going to feel all delights of disorder of digestive system. For this reason to buy halvah in chocolate is not necessary.
Step-by-step process
- First of all it is necessary to prepare products for use. It is for this purpose important to crush carefully sesame on the coffee grinder or any other available device, to peel dates and stones and also to wash raisin with cold flowing water.
- After these procedures, dates need to be mashed before formation of homogeneous dense mass. It should be noted that instead of dates it is possible to use honey also.
- Coconut flakes, dates and raisin are added to sesame weight (whole), everything is carefully kneaded by hands.
- It is necessary to prepare a form for hardening of halvah further (it is desirable, a container from food plastic in which to place a bag). The prepared weight gives all the best in a container, at the same time is stamped (vpressovyvatsya) by hands for more reliable fastening of ingredients.
- Preparation is located in the fridge for cooling.
- After that, accurately take the prepared dessert from a form and enjoy tasty, nourishing and useful takhinny halvah.
Whether harm is possible
It is impossible to abuse takhinny halvah at all. It is capable to cause allergic reactions to sesame and the soap roots which are in its structure. It is rather high-calorie product with a significant amount of fats and carbohydrates which can do harm at obesity, diabetes and other violations of exchange processes.
Also, the cherezmerny number of the consumption of halvah can cause karyes and lead to increase in weight
Other types of halvah
Halvah has big classification variety on structure of strategic components. The most popular types of this sweet delicacy, except takhinny, are sunflower, peanut and also pistachio.
Sunflower
This type of halvah is the most widespread among sweet teeth. Caloric content of a product averages about 523 kcal on 100 grams. For the most correct preparation of sunflower halvah it is necessary to use exclusively natural ingredients (sunflower seeds, treacle) and also sugar and foaming agent. This product is rich with such vitamins as B1 and F.
Important! Doctors warn that the sweet needs to be consumed moderately as in an organism cadmium, pernicious for health, which can contain in sunflower sunflower seeds in quite high doses can collect (it is possible if the plant grew in ecologically adverse area, territories with a large number of the industrial enterprises).
Peanut
This product long since is considered popular delicacy in the east not only thanks to the tastes and aroma, but also amazing advantage for a human body. Thanks to biologically active agents which are contained in peanut it favorably affects memory, nervous system, neural communications in a brain. As for harm of this delicacy, here everything is quite banal — the excessive use can provoke increase in body weight and all following from this consequence.
Pistachio
In our corner of the world this type of halvah — quite seldom found pleasure, but nevertheless it is possible to find it on shelves of some shops. This product is attractive on taste and extraordinary (on color and fragrant signs) a treat and also unimaginably useful delicacy as in its structure there is a set of minerals (magnesium, phosphorus, copper and others) and almost all line of vitamins of group B. Also It should be noted separately that pistachio halvah includes the whole bouquet of antioxidants which favorably influence normalization and control of process of aging of an organism.
Takhinny halvah — the delicacy capable to revitalize an organism to rejuvenate skin and to raise vitality. The product is recommended practically to all: to the pregnant women feeding, the children of school age, people leading active lifestyle. But, as well as any other product, halvah demands moderation in the use. Everyone needs most to define whether takhinny halvah is suitable for consumption in food. But there is indisputable a fact — takhinny halvah is very useful and tasty.