Balaleet (sweet vermicelli with eggs)

Emirati30 minServes 4

Balaleet is a sweet-and-savoury dish known across the Emirates and the Gulf. It pairs vermicelli sweetened with saffron and cardamom with eggs in some ways of serving. It is often served at breakfast and on special occasions.

Ingredients for Balaleet

• 200 g thin vermicelli
• 4 tbsp sugar
• ½ tsp ground cardamom
• a pinch of saffron, soaked in 2 tbsp water
• 2 tbsp butter or ghee
• 3 eggs
• a pinch of salt

Method

1. Boil the vermicelli in boiling water for just 3–4 minutes, then drain.
2. Melt 1 tbsp ghee in a pan and add the vermicelli, sugar, cardamom and saffron.
3. Stir for 4–5 minutes over low heat until the sugar dissolves and the flavours blend.
4. Whisk the eggs with a pinch of salt and cook them in a second pan with 1 tbsp ghee as a thin omelette.
5. Put the vermicelli on a plate and cover it with the egg omelette.

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