(Balalit, Saweeya or Seviyan) Sweet Vermicelli Breakfast

Name: (Balalit, Saweeya or Seviyan) Sweet Vermicelli Breakfast
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 33 min
Total time: 43 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Iraqi Mesopotamian
Ingredients: 450 g rice vermicelli; 1 cup sugar; 2 tsp ground cardamom; 3 tbsp rose water; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 pinch saffron; 3 l water

Oven-baked rice vermicelli, perfumed with cardamom and rose water, an Iraqi dessert.

43 min · Serves 4 · Easy

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Time: Prep 10 min · Cook 33 min · 43 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Place vermicelli on oven trays under broiler until golden brown. Watch carefully. May need turning to colour all.
2
Remove from oven and cook in 3 liters of boiling water for precisely 3 minutes. Drain and set aside.
3 min
3
In a large pan mix the other tbls oil or butter with sugar, cardamom, saffron, and rose water stirring over medium heat.
4
Add the vermicelli, stirring to combine, let it cook over very low heat for 1/2 hour. Serve warm.
120 min