Egyptian dried fruit/nut compote– Khoshaf
Egyptian dried fruit/nut compote - Khoshaf is various nuts and dried fruits soaked in rose syrup. You can enjoy it plain or serve it with ice cream, Greek yogurt or whipped cream.
Equipment
- 1 Food container with lid
Ingredients
- 100 g Almonds blanched (3.5 oz)
- 100 g Hazelnuts (3.5 oz)
- 100 g Walnuts (3.5 oz)
- 100 g Figs dried (3.5 oz)
- 100 g Apricots dried (3.5 oz)
- 100 g Prunes dried (3.5 oz)
- 100 g Dates (3.5 oz)
- 100 g Raisins (3.5 oz)
- 3 tbsp Brandy optional
- 200 ml Rose syrup (6.7 fl.oz)
- 400 ml Water (13.5 fl. oz)
Instructions
- Coarsely chop the nuts and dried fruits, then place them in a food container.
- Mix the rose syrup with water and then add the brandy. Pour it over the fruit/nut mixture. You want the liquid to cover the fruit/nut mixture.
- Put the lid on and let it stand in room temperature for at least 3 hours (preferably overnight) and then put it in the refrigerator. (It must be given time to soak)
- If the nut/fruit mixture has absorbed most of the liquid, you can just add a little more syrup with water.
Notes
Store it in a food container with a lid for up to 10 days in the refrigerator.