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Kazakhstan
The ancient nomadic travel food of Central Asia. Nutritious, portable and non-perishable for days on horseback.
Pressed millet balls with honey and nuts — toasted millet ground and combined with butter, honey and pine nuts into a sweet, caramel-like snack. An ancient Kazakh energy food.
Prep
10 mins
Cook
15 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
440 kcal
Serves
8
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
300gmillet
100gbutter
100ghoney
50gpine nuts or walnuts
pinchsalt
Method
1
Toast millet in a dry pan until golden and fragrant, about 10 minutes. Grind to a coarse flour.
2
Mix warm millet flour with melted butter, honey, nuts and salt.
3
Press into a mould or roll into balls. Cool until firm.
Chef's Tip
Grind the millet while warm — cool toasted millet is harder to grind.
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