 A plate of home-made balaleet. | |
| Type | Dessert |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Arab states of the Persian Gulf |
| Region or state | Bahrain,Qatar,Kuwait,UAE,Oman,Saudi Arabia (Eastern Province) andSouthern Iran |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | vermicelli,cardamom,rose water andsaffron |
Balaleet (Arabic:بلاليط) is a traditional sweet and savoury dish popular in theEastern Arabian cuisine.[1]
A popular breakfast choice, it traditionally consists ofvermicelli sweetened with sugar,cardamom,rose water andsaffron, and served with an overlying eggomelette.[2] It is sometimes served with sautéed onions or potatoes.[3][4] The dish is especially served during the Islamic holidays ofEid al-Fitr as the first meal of the day.[5]
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 ...