Aseeda

Thick wheat pudding served with date syrup and ghee.

Ingredients

• 2 cups Flour
• 4 cups Water
• ¾ cup Date syrup
• ½ cup Ghee
• 1 tsp Cardamom
• 1 pinch Saffron
• ½ tsp Salt

Method

1. Boil the water — Bring the salted water to a hard boil.
2. Rain in the flour — Add it gradually while beating hard with a wooden stick to prevent lumps.
3. Work it — Beat continuously for 20 minutes — aseeda is defined by how smooth and elastic it becomes.
4. Test — It is ready when it pulls cleanly away from the sides of the pot.
5. Shape — Turn into a bowl and press a deep hollow in the centre.
6. Aseeda is ready — Fill the hollow with warm date syrup and ghee, and add cardamom and saffron.

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