🇰🇼 Kuwait cuisine · #13

Darabeel

Darabeel
Time40 min
Serves20
Ingredients5

Paper-thin rolled crisp wafers dusted with sugar and cardamom — a heritage Kuwaiti sweet.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Mix flour, egg and water to a smooth thin batter.
  2. Wipe a very thin layer on a hot griddle.
  3. Lift and roll quickly into a cigar while hot.
  4. Dust with sugar and cardamom.
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