Turkish delight or Lokum is a jelly like dessert cube with a large variety of flavours and ingredients such as hazelnuts, cinnamon and mint. The word Lokum is derived from an arabic word luqma(t) which is gotten from a turkish word lātiloḳum translating to “a sweet made with starch”.

Ingredients

• 4 cups of sugar
• 1 cup of cornstarch
• 1 tsp of cream of tartar
• Food colouring
• 2-3 tbsp of rosewater or lemon juice
• Pistachio (optional)
• Icing sugar (optional)

Procedure

• In a pot heat 4 cups of sugar and 1 1/2 cup of water until boiling and bubbling.
• In another pot add 1 3/4 cups of water, 1 cup of cornstarch and 1 tsp of cream of tartar then whisk while heating until thick and smooth like chocolate.
• Add the syrup into the cornstarch mix and heat for 30 minutes then add rosewater or lemon juice, 2-3 drops of food colouring and pistachio.
• Pour into a tray and leave to cool overnight or at least 6 hours.
• Cut into cubes and dust with icing sugar before serving. 

Enjoy! 

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