Habet Hlawa (Algerian Anise Beverage)

40 min

Ingredients

• 1 cup anise seeds
• 12 dl water
• Sugar

Steps

1. Pour water into a saucepan, add anise seeds, and bring to a boil over medium heat.
2. Turn off the heat, cover, and leave to infuse for 30 minutes.
3. Filter out the seeds.
4. Add the sugar as desired, and bring to boil again over medium heat. Simmer until the syrup drips into a thin stream.
5. Filter a second time.
6. Let it cool and bottle. Serve with very cold sparkling or still water according to preference.

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Adapted from “Habet Hlawa (Algerian Anise Beverage)” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.