Balaleet
Balaleet, from above
Non vegEggUAE

Balaleet

Sweet saffron vermicelli under a savoury omelette. Breakfast can't decide and neither can you.

30 minTime
12 gProtein each
mildSpice
Eid morning sweetness2 chapters · 1 min read

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Grandma's wayEmirati Eid breakfast style.
The original
393kcalsame
12 gproteinsame
2 gfibresame
30minutessame

The original balaleet.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Vermicelli2 cups thin vermicelli
Sugar6 tbsp
Saffrona pinch, soaked
Cardamom½ tsp
Rose water2 tsp
Ghee2 tbsp
Egg4
Salta pinch
Waterfor boiling

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Toast the vermicelli in half the ghee until golden.
  2. 2Boil in water for 3 minutes until just soft, then drain.
  3. 3Return to the pan with sugar, saffron, cardamom, rose water and a splash of water. Cook on low until glossy.
  4. 4Beat eggs with salt and cook a thin omelette in the rest of the ghee. Lay it over the vermicelli.
Serve it like this

Mound the vermicelli in a dish and drape the omelette over, or cut it in wedges on top. Serve warm with karak chai.

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Make it a meal

What goes with Balaleet: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

On the side Jeera aloo30 min
On the side Coconut chutney10 min
A little snack Mangalore buns40 min
To drink Karak chai15 min
To drink Gahwa25 min
Something sweet Date squares60 min
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