Desserts
Daheen
Daheen is an Iraqi spread made from flour toasted in butter and sugar, flavoured with cardamom. It is shaped into small balls or eaten with a spoon alongside tea, traditionally during celebrations.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Garniture
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
On the side
Nutrition facts
429 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 6.8 g
- Carbohydrates
- 46 g
- of which sugars
- 17.9 g
- Fat
- 23.5 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Melt the butter over low heat in a pan.
- Add the flour and stir constantly for 10 to 12 minutes, until it turns a nice golden colour and smells of hazelnut.
- Take off the heat and let it cool for a few minutes.
- Mix in the icing sugar, cardamom and salt, then add the orange blossom water drop by drop, stirring.
- Shape the mixture into small balls or press it into a wooden mould or a plate.
- Decorate with the chopped pistachios and flaked almonds.
- Let it cool completely before serving so the mixture firms up.
Variations and tips
Without butter. Replace the butter with neutral oil, adding a little water to get a damp, sandy texture.
Using what's easy to find. If you don't have orange blossom water, use grated lemon zest and a pinch of vanilla.
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Original Ecomely recipe.