Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1                cup  dried prunes.
  1                cup  dried turkish apricots.
  1                cup  dried small figs halved
  1 1/2           cups  raisins.
  1                cup  sugar -- (more if you like
                        -- it
                        -- sweet.)
  2 1/2           cups  boiling water

Preparation:

Put all the fruits in a container, sprinkle the sugar on to of it and pour the water over it. Cover the container and let the khoshaf cool down and then refrigerate. Khoshaf is best when left overnight or for several hours before serving. Samiha Ragab For a little variation on my friend Samiha's recipe: Add a little bit of amar-el-deen in the boiling water. (Amar-el-deen should be liquidy). Add hazel nuts, almonds and pine seeds (nuts should be slightly browned, either with a few drops of oil, or without

Nutritional Information:

774 Calories (kcal); 0g Total Fat; (0% calories from fat); 0g Protein; 200g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 20mg Sodium