Sohan asali | Honey, almond and saffron caramels, delicious Persian sweet which is on the top 10 Iranian desserts you have to try in just 6 steps

Sohan asali is considered one of the most attractive and popular sweet snacks and junk food. 

Those interested in Eid (new year) sweets If they prepare it at home, they will surely think of delicious honey sauce as a suitable option.

Sohan Asali is a souvenir of Isfahan and one of the traditional Iranian sweets. 

Sohan Asali of Isfahan is registered in the list of intangible national heritage of Iran. This delicious sweet is similar to Isfahan pulki (poolaki) and is usually served with hot drinks like tea.

It should be noted that according to the ingredients used in this type of sweet, it can be considered nutritious, but despite this, it is very high in calories, and one should be very careful in its consumption.

Ingredients for making Sohan asali

Nuts	1 cup
Sugar	1 cup
Honey	1 tablespoon
Butter	50 grams
Brewed saffron	1 tablespoon

*Usually, many people use slivered almonds and pistachios as nuts.

Recipe for making Sohan asali

The first step

First, we put a suitable pan on low heat on the oven, then add sugar to the pan and fry continuously until the sugar melts and the color becomes caramel. After the color of the sugar becomes caramel, we add honey.

The second step

Now we fry the ingredients slowly until it turns golden. After the color of the sugar and honey mixture becomes golden, we add the butter, and after the butter is mixed with the ingredients, we add the brewed saffron and mix with the other ingredients.

The third step

The important thing in preparing sohan asali is patience; the ingredients should be roasted gently so they don’t burn.
Because if the sugar burns, the taste of our sohan asali will be ruined. Now we add the nuts that we want to be placed between the sohan asali.

The fourth step

We can use sesame, cashews, almonds, pistachios, etc. After adding the nuts, we stir the ingredients until they are uniform, then we cover the inside of a suitable tray with aluminum foil.

The fifth step

Now we take the ingredients with a spoon and pour them into the tray with proper distance and space.
Another point is that the ingredients should not be stirred too much after adding the nuts.

The sixth step

Stirring the ingredients too much after adding nuts will cause our ingredients to lose oil, and we will not have a good sohan asali at the end of the work.
After putting all the ingredients in the tray, we wait until it cools down completely, then we collect it and store it in a dry and cool place.

Golden tips for having the best Honey, almond and saffron caramels

• Sohan Asali can be made in different flavors. Actually, saffron sohan asali is the most common type. 

Still, you can add some grated orange peel and also some orange juice to have an orange sohan asali or use sour lemon and prepare lemon Honey, almond and saffron caramels. 

So everyone can use different flavorings according to their creativity and taste. Liquids should be added at the end of the work.)

• To ensure the consistency of the sauce, it is better to pour some of it in cold water; if it gathers quickly and becomes glassy, it is a sign that the cooking time is sufficient.

• The cooking time of this type of sohan should last 20 minutes.

• This recipe gives you about 400 grams of sohan asali.

• You can use peanuts or sesame instead of almonds.

• You can store sohan asali in a closed container in the refrigerator for a month.

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