Balaleet

Balaleet
A plate of homemade balaleet
TypeDessert
Place of origin Kuwait,  Oman,  United Arab Emirates, Bahrain,  Qatar
Region or statePersian Gulf
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsvermicelli, cardamom, rose water and saffron

Balaleet or balalit (Arabic: بلاليط) is a traditional sweet and savoury dish popular in Eastern Arabian cuisine.

A popular breakfast choice, it traditionally consists of vermicelli sweetened with sugar, cardamom, rose water and saffron, and served with an overlying egg omelette. It is sometimes served with sautéed onions or potatoes. The dish is frequently served during the Islamic holidays of Eid al-Fitr as the first meal of the day.

See also

Homemade balaleet in Bahrain

References

  1. ↑ Albala, K. (2011). Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia. Greenwood. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-313-37626-9. Retrieved 16 June 2018. Balaleet, a breakfast from Qatar, is a casserole of noodles or vermicelli cooked with sugar, cardamom, and saffron, topped with a flat omelet. Eaters use pieces of the omelette to scoop up the pasta. In the UAE, breakfast might be a pudding with ...
  2. ↑ Dias, Raul (16 September 2017). "The Bahraini breakfast". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  3. ↑ The World: A Traveller's Guide to the Planet. Lonely Planet. 2017. ISBN 978-1-78701-249-3.
  4. ↑ Kinser, Kelsey (2015). The Veggie Spiral Slicer Cookbook: Healthy and Delicious Twists on Your Favorite Noodle Dishes. Ulysses Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-61243-501-5.
  5. ↑ "Bahrain : BALALEET". 196flavours.com. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2018.