haft miwa, history and tradition of this specialty from the splendid nation of Afghanistan

Описание: This fruit and nut compote is made for Nowruz, a traditional festival of Spring celebrated in Afghanistan and
translates to 'Seven Fruits'. Ingredients for the Haft Mewa differ from family to family, meaning the recipe is very flexible, but usually includes apricots, raisins, rose water and mixed nuts!

Serves: 6-8 people Cook time: 48 hours (30-60 minutes prep, 47 hours soaking)
110g dried apricots

50g light raisins

110g dark seedless raisins

50g walnuts

50g almonds

50g pistachio nuts

50g cherries

Rose water

Method
Wash the apricots and both raisins and place in a bowl - cover with cold water to 5cm above the fruit.

Put the walnuts, pistachos and almonds in another bowl or pan and add boiling water. Leave to soak, and then peel off all the skins as they soften. This is a fiddly job and make take some time - but it's definitely worth the effort! Throw away the water.

Combine the fruits with the nuts and cherries, including the juice they have been soaking in. Add the rose water, cover the mixture and leave in the fridge to rest for two days. When you leave the mix, the juice will become sweeter and syrupy, giving the dish a really unique consistency.

To serve, spoon the fruit, nuts and juice into individual bowls or cups, and enjoy!

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Haft miwa (lit. "seven fruits") is a cold soup typical of the Nawrūz festival composed of seven types of fruit and nuts.[1] The original version involves the use of fruits whose name begins with the letter "s". For this reason, the dish is also known as haft saw ("seven S").[2]
The seven fruits that make up the dish are apricot kernel (khastah), pistachio (pistah), red raisins (kishmish surkh), green raisins (kishmish sabz), black raisins (kishmish sia or monaqa), apple (saib) and eleagno (sinjed). However, the ingredients vary from family to family, and almonds, walnuts or cherries can be used. Before haft miwa is served, it is customary to read seven passages from the Quran called haft salaam.[2
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