Iraqi Fat Dessert

Different cultures are filled with Sahio and varied dishes whose history has been linked to the history and culture of the people who invented them and the time in which they were first made, so you find that some of these dishes preserve the time in which they were made and immortalize his name in the memory of nations even hundreds of years after the end of that period of time, but sometimes these dishes are what remains of that time with its sweet and bitter.  Today we review one of the most delicious oriental sweets made within the Iraqi kitchen, which dates back more than a thousand years to the past where the time of the Abbasid state when it was made for the first time. It's a delicious fat dessert.

The beginning of the appearance of fat candy

The first to make fat candy in Iraq was in the era of the Abbasid state, specifically in the city of Najaf, and the fat candy industry is still one of the most famous foods that the city of Najaf is famous for, it is not permissible to visit the city of Najaf without tasting the delicious fat candy, which is characterized by a special luster as the city of Najaf is the source of that delicious dessert, so do not compete with them in the manufacture of any other city.

It is said that the fat candy arrived in Iraq through India, and that it was initially called "lozing", and then the Najafi candy makers then developed it and put their own mark on it until the fat candy became a symbol of the city, there is hardly one street without it.

Dehin dessert "Abu Ali"

In the sixties of the last century, there were two makers of Iraqi fat candy in the city of Najaf named Matrood Al-Basir and Wahab Kreidi, and they were the only ones in the city who can manufacture candy with high quality and no one competed with them for a period of time, until a third candy maker named "Abu Ali" arrived in the city, who had improved the components of the fat candy and added to it some secret ingredients that were not disclosed. "Abu Ali" was well received by everyone who tasted his fat candy, which earned him wide fame among the city, and it was said at the time, "No candy is superior to Abu Ali's fat."

Is Abu Ali the inventor of the fat candy?

There are some opinions that say that "Abu Ali" is the one who invented the fat from the ground up and that it does not date back to the Abbasid era, but was invented in the sixties of the twentieth century, but this is the case with most popular meals always, conflicting opinions about their source and the first to make them, but the decisive answer remains in the depths of history. This difference in determining the time of its manufacture and the first to make it will not prevent us from enjoying the taste of fat candy and enjoying its distinctive taste. If you don't have the ability to visit Najaf to taste Iraqi Daheen, let's make them together at home and enjoy them with family and friends.

How to prepare Iraqi fat candy

First Step: Put the sugar with water, honey and oil in a saucepan on the fire, and stir slightly.

Step Two: Combine the flour in a large bowl with coconut and cardamom.

Third Step: Gradually add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture, stirring continuously until the mixture thickens, remove it from the heat.

Step Four: Preheat the oven to 150 degrees Celsius, brush the tray with ghee, and sprinkle on the bottom a quantity of grated coconut until it covers.

Step Five: Pour the mixture over the coconut, then also scatter another amount of coconut over the dough.

Step Six: Leave the tray in the oven for about 30 minutes until the dough browns, so that it is ready to eat.

The reason for the excellence of Iraqi fat candy in Najaf

Some candy makers in the city of Najaf settle the fat candy and grill it on the sand, which makes it exposed to equal heat as a result of sand, so the heat is distributed to give this method a distinctive taste unique to the city of Najaf. This method has spread in some other cities within Iraq, but the city of Najaf still has the long hand in mastering the manufacture of delicious fat candy.

Have you tried Iraqi fat candy before?