(balalit, Saweeya Or Seviyan) Sweet Vermicelli Breakfast

Total Time: 43 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 33 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 450 g rice vermicelli
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 -3 teaspoons ground cardamom
• 3 tablespoons rose water or 3 tablespoons orange blossom water
• 2 tablespoons olive oil (may use butter)
• 1 pinch saffron
• 3 liters water

Recipe

• 1 place vermicelli on oven trays under broiler until golden brown. watch carefully. may need turning to colour all.
• 2 remove from oven and cook in 3 liters of boiling water for precisely 3 minutes.
• 3 drain and set aside.
• 4 in a large pan mix the other tbls oil or butter with sugar, cardamom, saffron, and rose water stirring over medium heat.
• 5 add the vermicelli, stirring to combine, let it cook over very low heat for 1/2 hour.
• 6 serve warm.