Balaleet - Emirati Egg Noodles – Gluten-free version
A traditional Emirati breakfast dish - sweet gluten-free pasta spiced with cardamom and turmeric with cashews and raisins Gluten-free version: Gluten-free pasta.
Cook the noodles in plenty of boiling salted water (4¼ cups of water and a heaping teaspoon of salt for every 4 oz of pasta), following the package directions (taste about 2 minutes early), until al dente.
⚙ Cooking in salted waterStovePot
💡The water should taste like a seasoned soup, not like sea water: a heaping teaspoon of salt per liter. Add the salt once the water is boiling.
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Drain.
Colander
To assemble
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Heat the butter in a large pan and add the cooked noodles.
⚙ Pan-fryingStoveFrying pan
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In a bowl, mix the eggs, milk, sugar, cardamom, turmeric and rose water.
Bowl
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Pour the egg mixture over the noodles and cook over low heat, stirring gently.
Stove
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Add the raisins and cook another 2–3 minutes, until the eggs set.
Stove
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Transfer to a serving plate and sprinkle the cashews on top.
482calories
18 gprotein
58 gcarbs
20 gfat
● protein 15%● carbs 48%● fat 37%
Per serving (199 g), of 4 servings
For the Cooked pasta · To assemble ·
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Butter: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 14 g · 717 kcal per 100 g · More about Butter →
Eggs: measured in pieces: one ≈ 50 g · 143 kcal per 100 g · More about Eggs →
Milk: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 244 g · 60 kcal per 100 g · More about Milk →
Sugar: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 12 g · 387 kcal per 100 g · More about Sugar →
Cardamom: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 2 g · 311 kcal per 100 g · More about Cardamom →
Turmeric: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 3 g · 312 kcal per 100 g · More about Turmeric →
Rose water: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 5 g · 1 kcal per 100 g · More about Rose water →
Raisins: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 14 g · 299 kcal per 100 g · More about Raisins →
Cashews: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 15 g · 553 kcal per 100 g · More about Cashews →
🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels
Stove· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Frying pan· Also works: Wok (None)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
Pot· Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)
Bowl· Also works: Pot (None)
Colander· Also works: Lid (a lid held slightly open over the sink, you lose a little) · Slotted spoon (for small amounts)
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