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How to make Turkish delight with agar ?

350 ml water

100 ml orange juice 1 lemon, juiced

1.2 g agar agar (0.13%)

450 g sugar

pink or yellow food colouring (optional)

25 g pistachios, skinned/chopped (optional) 25g almonds, skinned/chopped (optional) icing sugar for dusting

Heat water, orange and lemon juices. Add agar agar and stir to dissolve. Add the sugar and food colouring and bring to boil. Then simmer on low heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the nuts. Remove from heat and cool mixture, stirring from time to time until it comes to room temperature. Pour into a square or rectangular dish, cover and leave in fridge until set. Cut into 24 squares using a greased knife, and dust with icing sugar. Store in an airtight container, or wrap in cellophane.