BM# 44: A-Z Cooking Series — Around the World in 30 days
Country: O for Oman
Dish: Khabeesa (Cream of Wheat Pudding)
We are moving on to Oman today. This is the only country that I know of that starts with an O, so I’m pretty sure what most of my fellow BMers have picked today 🙂
Oman is an Arab state in Southwest Asia. Oman is an absolute monarchy in which the Sultan of Oman exercises ultimate authority, but its parliament has some legislative and oversight powers.
Omani cuisine is very similar to most of the Middle eastern cuisines. Dishes are based around chicken, fish, lamb as well as the staple of rice. Most Omani dishes contain a rich mixture of spices, herbs and marinades.
This was one dish I had my mom make in India since we had all of the ingredients at home. It is a semolina halwa very similar to the one made in India. Only difference I noticed is that semolina is usually roasted in ghee in the Indian version giving it more flavor. But the Omani version has lot of flavorings, rose water, saffron and ground cardamom. It is a very flavorful dessert that takes hardly any time to put together.
Recipe adapted from here.
Khabeesa (Cream of Wheat Pudding)
Ingredients
- ½ cup Semolina Sooji Fine /
- 1½ cups Milk
- ½ cup Condensed Milk
- 2 tbsp Butter Ghee /
- ½ tsp Cardamom Ground
- 1 tbsp Rose Water
- a pinch Saffron - crumbled
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, combine semolina and milk; bring to a boil.
- Add condensed milk, butter/ ghee, cardamom, rose water and saffron. Cook on low flame for 4~5 minutes.
- Transfer to serving bowls and let cool slightly before eating. The pudding will thicken as it cools.
Notes
Sapana Behl
Same pinch Pavani , Yours Khabeesa looks delicious and I like the way you presented it.
Srivalli
Such a simple and elegant picture you got there pavani..it’s always tricky to capture glass, yet you do it so well all the time..
Usha Rao
It looks like sooji halwa. Rose water seems to be a must in all most all of the sweets from this region.
Varadas Kitchen
The quick version of the Indian pudding. Very interesting preparation.
Priya Suresh
Wish i get a small bowl of this pudding, very delicious and beautiful.
Harini-Jaya Rupanagudi
So close to our sooji halwa, right? Lovely choice!
vaishali sabnani
Love this simple dessert and the way you have presented it…Pavani since the semolina is not roasted, does the raw taste gets away with saffron , nuts etc?
Suma Gandlur
Lovely choice. I too tried the same dish. 🙂
Manjula Bharath
omg this khabeesa looks so divine and wonderful capture with neat food styling done 🙂 very beautiful and tempting they look !!
Pavani N
Vaishali, it doesn’t taste raw since it is cooked through in the milk. I don’t usually roast sooji when making upma and it never tastes raw, so this didn’t seem too different.
Global Tastes & Travels Inc.
I am a pudding fanatic and this definitely looks one worth trying
Global Tastes & Travels Inc.
I am a pudding fanatic and this definitely looks one worth trying
Archana Potdar
I like the aroma when suji is roasted like Vaishali even I think otherwise its raw. Maybe … Anyway this looks deliciously yummy.
Priya Srinivasan
Nicely presented pavani, looks really yum, like our sooji ka kheer!!!
PJ
Beautifully presented PAvani.Simple and flavorful dessert…