Saudi Traditional Cuisine

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  2. Chicken Soup

Main dish

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  2. Zirbeyan Rice
  3. Spaghetti with Yogurt
  4. Stuffed Turkey
  5. Cracked Wheat

Salads

  1. Onion and Tomato Salad
  2. Chopped Herb Salad

Sweets

  1. Saudi Style Samosas
  2. Sweet Dumplings
  3. Coconut Dates

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Glossary

Sweet Dumplings
Looqemat

From the Arab Kitchen


Preparation time: 11hours

Number of servings: 80 -100 pieces

INGREDIENTS
  • 3 cups white flour
  • 2/3 cup yogurt water
  • 2 tsp. yeast with a pinch of sugar
  • 1/2 cup warm water oil for frying


INSTRUCTIONS
Add to the flour a little salt, water and the yogurt, and mix to a thick batter. Leave aside for 6 hours. Mix the yeast with the sugar and warm water, leave to ferment. Add the yeast to the batter and mix until batter peaks; leave aside for an additional 3 hours. Heat the oil. Shape the batter into little balls,and put them a few at a time in the hot deep oil and fry until golden brown.Dumplings should be entirely covered with oil during frying. Take great care as the oil will splash while frying. When frying is complete soak the dumplings in syrup and serve hot. Syrup for Dumplings 2 cups sugar 1 tbs. rose water 1 cup water juice of a lemon Put the water in a pan with the sugar and place over a medium heat; bring to boil and allow to boil for ten minutes; add the rose water. 
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