Koliva | Traditional Memorial Dish with Ascetic Life of Motherhood and PNP Kids
🥣 Koliva recipe 3 cups of uncooked wheat berries (bought mine from Amazon) 2 cups of finely chopped walnuts (or nut of choice) 1 cup golden raisins 1 cup pomegranate seeds 1 cup graham crackers (crushed) 1 tbsp ground cinnamon 1-1/2 cups powdered sugar (for topping) Jordan almonds for decoration Prepare wheat berries according to package directions. Usually have to boil for 40-60 mins and then cool. Once the wheat berries have boiled, drain and rinse and lay on a baking sheet to dry out using paper towels below and above. Once cooled, they will be ready to assemble. Mix all ingredients together, minus the powdered sugar. Put mixed items into a bowl and flatten the berries using your hand or parchment paper. Dust powdered sugar (generously) on top of the wheat berry mixture. Press down using parchment paper to flatten the powdered sugar and give it a more pristine finish. Then add the Jordan almonds in the shape of the cross on top of it and decorate as desired. Bring to church for the memorial and distribute to those in attendance. Pro tip: Don’t add the powdered sugar decorations until just before the memorial as it tends to absorb any moisture, and can often shift in transport giving it an unfinished look. This creates about 7 cups of prepared wheat berries once boiled. The dish itself serves about 25. Wheat berries - https://amzn.to/409xD8d