İrmik helvası

İrmik helvası is a granular Turkish dessert made with semolina, butter, sugar, milk, and pine nuts. Although the ingredients are simple, the preparation of irmik helvasi requires great skills. Sweetened hot milk is stirred into the semolina with the addition of melted butter and pine nuts. The halva is then served in individual bowls, dusted with cinnamon and topped with a few sautéed pine nuts. This dessert signifies good fortune, so it is typically prepared during religious festivities and shared with friends and family.