Chabab

Saffron and cardamom pancakes, lacy and fragrant.

Ingredients

• 2 cups Flour
• 1 tsp Yeast
• 3 tbsp Sugar
• 1 pinch Saffron
• 1 tsp Cardamom
• ½ tsp Turmeric
• 1 Egg
• 2 cups Milk
• ½ tsp Salt

Method

1. Mix the batter — Whisk all the ingredients into a smooth, pourable batter.
2. Rest it — Cover and leave for 45 minutes until bubbles appear on the surface.
3. Cook the pancakes — Pour a ladle onto a hot greased pan and swirl thin; cook until the surface sets and the edges lift.
4. Chabab is ready — Serve warm with date syrup or cream cheese.

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