Balaleet (Arabic: بلاليط) is a traditional sweet and savoury dish popular in the Eastern Arabian cuisine.[1]
 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) and Southern Iran |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | vermicelli, cardamom, rose water and saffron |
A popular breakfast choice, it traditionally consists of vermicelli sweetened with sugar, cardamom, rose water and saffron, and served with an overlying egg omelette.[2] It is sometimes served with sautéed onions or potatoes.[3][4] The dish is especially served during the Islamic holidays of Eid al-Fitr as the first meal of the day.[5]
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edit- ^ Albala, K. (2011). Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia. Greenwood. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-313-37626-9. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
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 ...
- ^ Dias, Raul (16 September 2017). "The Bahraini breakfast". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ The World: A Traveller's Guide to the Planet. Lonely Planet. 2017. ISBN 978-1-78701-249-3.
- ^ Kinser, Kelsey (2015). The Veggie Spiral Slicer Cookbook: Healthy and Delicious Twists on Your Favorite Noodle Dishes. Ulysses Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-61243-501-5.
- ^ "Bahrain : BALALEET". 196flavours.com. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2018.