Balaleet Explained

Balaleet
Country:	Arab states of the Persian Gulf
Type:	Dessert
Served:	Hot
Main Ingredient:	vermicelli, cardamom, rose water and saffron

Balaleet (Arabic: بلاليط) is a traditional sweet and savoury dish popular in the Eastern Arabian cuisine.^[1]

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]

See also

• Sheer khurma
• Falooda

Notes and References

1. Book: Albala , K. . Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia . Greenwood . v. 2 . 2011 . 978-0-313-37626-9 . 16 June 2018 . 223 . 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 ....
2. News: Dias . Raul . The Bahraini breakfast . 15 June 2018 . The Hindu . 16 September 2017.
3. Book: The World: A Traveller's Guide to the Planet . 2017 . Lonely Planet . 978-1-78701-249-3 .
4. Book: Kinser . Kelsey . The Veggie Spiral Slicer Cookbook: Healthy and Delicious Twists on Your Favorite Noodle Dishes . 2015 . Ulysses Press . 978-1-61243-501-5 . 16 .
5. Web site: Bahrain : BALALEET . 196flavours.com . 16 January 2014 . 15 June 2018.