Aseed

Smooth wheat dough dome served with a well of meat broth.

Ingredients

• 2 cups Wheat flour
• 3 cups Water
• 1 tsp Salt
• 2 cups Lamb broth
• 2 tbsp Ghee

Method

1. Boil the water — Bring the salted water to a rolling boil in a heavy pot.
2. Add the flour — Pour in the flour all at once and stir hard with a wooden stick until it forms a stiff, smooth mass.
3. Cook it through — Keep working the dough over low heat for 10 minutes until glossy and cooked.
4. Shape the dome — Wet a bowl, press the dough in, and turn it out onto a plate as a smooth dome.
5. Aseed is ready — Make a hollow in the top, pour in hot broth and melted ghee, and eat with the fingers.

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