(Balalit or Saweeya) Sweet Vermicelli Breakfast (Gluten Free) Recipe #361328
A tasty sweet breakfast like dessert made in Arabian Gulf countries especially during the month of Ramadan. This dish is called by a few different names. Originally published on http://arabicbites.blogspot.com.
by UmmBinat
43 min | 10 min prep
SERVES 4
- 450 g rice vermicelli
- 1 cup sugar
- 2-3 teaspoons ground cardamom
- 3 tablespoons rose water (some use orange blossom water, I have yet to try it that way)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (may use butter)
- 1 pinch saffron
- 3 liters water
- Place vermicelli on oven trays under broiler until golden brown. Watch carefully. May need turning to colour all.
- Remove from oven and cook in 3 liters of boiling water for precisely 3 minutes.
- Drain and set aside.
- In a large pan mix the other tbls oil or butter with sugar, cardamom, saffron, and rose water stirring over medium heat.
- Add the vermicelli, stirring to combine, let it cook over very low heat for 1/2 hour.
- Serve warm.
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