Happiness Is a Flavorful Egg Halwa

Mrs. M. Haleem from Culver City submitted this easy dessert recipe with inteesting flavors.

EGG HALWA

6 eggs

8 ounces ricotta cheese

4 ounces almonds, ground

2 cups sugar

1/2 to 3/4 cup margarine, melted

1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder

1/4 teaspoon saffron

10 pistachios, chopped

Beat eggs well in bowl. Beat in ricotta cheese. Add almonds, sugar, margarine, cardamom powder and saffron. Mix into smooth paste.

Turn into 10x6-inch pan. Bake at 400 degrees 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake additional 30 minutes or until done. Sprinkle pistachios over mixture 10 to 15 minutes before removing from oven. Test with fork. Cool. Cut into diamond shape and serve. Makes about 8 to 12 servings.--MRS. M. HALEEM

Culver City

The Times pays $10 for readers’ recipes published. Send an unusual and unpublished recipe to My Best Recipe, Food Section, The Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles 90053. Write how you got the recipe, how you use it, and include name, telephone number and address. Recipes become the property of The Times and will not be returned. Allow three weeks for payment after publication.