Khabees or Khabeesa is a traditional breakfast sweet dish made with toasted flour and served with a drizzle of ghee, chopped nuts and grated coconut.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time25 minutesmins
Total Time35 minutesmins
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: arabic, middle eastern
Servings: 2people
Author: Famidha Ashraf
INGREDIENTS
½cupwhole wheat flour
1¼cups water
salt to taste
3 to 4tablespoonssugar
½teaspoonscardamom powder
1teaspoonrose water
2tablespoonsgrated coconut
1 to 2tablespoonsgheemelted
finely chopped nuts of choicepistachios, walnuts, almonds, etc.
raisinsfor garnish
grated coconutfor garnish
INSTRUCTIONS
Use a heavy-bottomed shallow pan and toast the flour on low to medium flame stirring constantly until it is golden brown and gives off a nutty aroma. Transfer the flour to a bowl and keep aside.
½ cup whole wheat flour
Meanwhile, in a separate deep pot add water and sugar and bring this to a full boil. Stir in the salt, rose water and cardamom powder.
1¼ cups water, salt to taste, 3 to 4 tablespoons sugar, ½ teaspoons cardamom powder, 1 teaspoon rose water
Carefully add the roasted flour little by little while making sure to continuously stir the mixture with a wooden spatula. Make sure no lumps remain and all the water is absorbed. You may add more hot water if you find the mixture is dry. Continue to stir the mixture until it forms a smooth and thick porridge-like consistency.
Stir in some of the ghee and mix until combined. Switch off.
Divide the mixture into two to three serving plates. Drizzle the melted ghee and garnish with chopped nuts, raisins and grated coconut.
2 tablespoons grated coconut, 1 to 2 tablespoons ghee, finely chopped nuts of choice, raisins, grated coconut