Snacks & baking

Chebab (chebab)

Small thick, honeycombed pancakes flavored with date and cardamom, crisp at the edges and soft in the centre. Enjoyed as a snack or at breakfast, often with tea.

35 min
4 servings
Medium
Budget-friendly
🇧🇭 Bahrain

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Ingredients

Optional extras

1 tbsp Sesame seeds

Nutrition facts

362 kcal per serving

Protein: 9 g
Carbohydrates: 61.9 g
of which sugars: 20.4 g
Fat: 7.4 g
Fiber: 4 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

Blend the dates with 50 ml of warm water until you get a smooth purée.
In a bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, sugar, cardamom and salt.
Add the date purée and the rest of the warm water, then whisk into a fluid batter, a little more liquid than a thick pancake batter.
Let it rest for 15 minutes so bubbles form.
Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat and lightly oil it.
Pour in a ladleful of batter and cook covered for 2 to 3 minutes, until small holes appear on the surface and the edges turn golden.
Flip briefly to brown the underside, then serve hot.