 Some say at least ten ingredients must be used, in keeping with the theme of "tenth", while Alevis always use twelve.Among these are wheat, barley, rice, white beans, chickpeas, sugar (or other sweetener) such as molasses produced from grapes, dates, pomegranates to beets, dried fruits, such as (apples, apricots, currants, dates, figs, pears, raisins), and nuts like almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts, though there are many variants.However, many renditions add orange and lemon peel to add depth to the pudding.