Qatari Khabeesa (toasted flour pudding)

Name: Qatari Khabeesa (toasted flour pudding)
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Gulf
Ingredients: 3 cups flour (390 g); 1 cup ghee (230 g); 2 cups sugar (400 g); 3 cups water; 1 tsp ground cardamom; A pinch of saffron steeped in 2 tbsp rose water; A pinch of salt; Chopped almonds or pistachios to garnish

Recipe No.: G-48

Gulf35 minServes 8

Khabeesa is an old Gulf sweet of toasted flour, sugar and ghee with cardamom and saffron, served warm in the morning with coffee or at Eid and Ramadan. It appears in Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia under similar names and forms, and the Arabic name points to a mixed sweet.

Ingredients for Qatari Khabeesa

3 cupsflour (390 g)
1 cupghee (230 g)
2 cupssugar (400 g)
3 cupswater
1 tspground cardamom
A pinch ofsaffron steeped in 2 tbsp rose water
A pinch ofsalt
Chopped almonds or pistachios to garnish

Method

Toast the flour in a wide pot over low heat for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring constantly, until pale golden and fragrant, then set aside.
Boil the water, sugar, cardamom and salt 5 minutes until the sugar dissolves, then add the saffron and rose water.
Pour the hot syrup gradually over the toasted flour, stirring fast to avoid lumps.
Add the ghee in batches and stir on low heat 8 to 10 minutes until absorbed and thick and glossy.
Spoon onto a plate, level the top, garnish with nuts and serve warm with Arabic coffee.

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