Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

rosewater

186 dishes.

KhanfarooshKhanfarooshSmall fried cakes of rice flour, saffron, cardamom and rosewater.KharroubKharroubDark chilled carob infusion, sweet and faintly bitter, poured in Ramadan.KheerKheerSlow-cooked rice pudding with cardamom, nuts and reduced milkKleichaKleichacardamom cookies spiraled with date paste; the national cookieKnafehKnafehsyrupy cheese pastry with crunchy topping, sold by the slabKonafaKonafacrisp shredded pastry with cream or nuts, drowned in syrup; Ramadan starKourabiedesKourabiedesButtery almond shortbread buried under thick icing sugar.KrachelKrachelSweet rolls scented with anise, orange-flower water and sesame, served warm at breakfastKulfiKulfiDense frozen milk reduced with cardamom, set in metal cones, never churnedLacquemantLacquemantThin waffle wafer split and filled with orange-blossom syrupLaduLadutoasted rice-flour and sugar balls with cardamom for festivalsLakhLakhmillet porridge under sweetened curdled milk and orange-blossom creamLayali LoubnanLayali LoubnanChilled semolina milk pudding topped with ashta, syrup, nuts and banana.Lokmet el qadiLokmet el qadiSmall doughnut balls fried crisp and drowned in sugar syrupLoukoumiLoukoumirosewater Cyprus delight from GeroskipouM’hanchaM’hanchaCoiled snake of warqa pastry filled with almond paste and orange-flower waterMaamoulMaamoulButtery semolina cookies pressed in wooden moulds around date, walnut or pistachio.MachboosMachboosspiced rice with chicken or fish and dried limeMaddMaddtart wild saba fruit eaten with salt and chili or blended into juiceMafroukeMafroukeCrumbled semolina dough in syrup, buried under ashta and toasted nuts.MagroodMagroodfried semolina and date pastries soaked in honeyMahalabiyaMahalabiyarosewater milk pudding topped with pistachiosMahi wa JelabiMahi wa JelabiFried river fish eaten with syrup-soaked jalebi, a Kabul winter Friday traditionMajboosMajboosspiced rice with chicken, lamb or fish and dried limeMakroudhMakroudhKairouan's date-filled semolina diamonds, fried and soaked in honeyMalabiMalabicold milk pudding under rose syrup, coconut and crushed peanutsMamouniaMamouniaWarm semolina cooked in butter and syrup, topped with cheese and cinnamon.Mann al-samaMann al-samawhite nougat of wild manna whipped with egg white and pistachiosMaras dondurmasiMaras dondurmasiStretchy goat-milk ice cream thickened with salep, cut with a knife.Marka hlowaMarka hlowaSweet lamb stew with quince, prunes or dried fruit and cinnamonMhalbiMhalbirose-scented rice-flour milk pudding dusted with cinnamonMkate wa kumiminaMkate wa kumiminaSteamed Zanzibar rice bread, spongy and faintly sweet with coconutMkate wa siniaMkate wa siniaFermented rice and coconut batter baked into a soft tray cakeMorabaMorabaWhole fruit preserved in thick sugar syrup, spooned onto bread or eaten with teaMorasa poloMorasa polojewelled rice with barberries, candied orange peel, pistachio and almondMorog MusallamMorog MusallamWhole chicken stuffed with eggs and slow-braised in a spiced yoghurt gravy

  • Samsa

    Layered pastry squares of almond and sesame steeped in rose syrup. Ready in 50 min prep and 30 min cooking.…

  • Gullac

    Sheets of starch wafer softened in sweet milk, layered with walnuts and rosewater. Ready in 30 min prep and 4…

  • Aish el-saraya

    Syrup-soaked bread base under thick ashta cream and crushed pistachios. Ready in 30 min prep and 25 min cooking. 8…

  • Air Katira

    Milk drink thickened with gum tragacanth, basil seeds and malva nuts. Ready in 15 min prep and none cooking. 6…

  • Aluvi Boakibaa

    Dense baked cake of grated cassava, coconut and sugar, cut into squares. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 1 hour…

  • Anushabur

    Sweet porridge of hulled wheat with dried fruit, nuts and cinnamon. Ready in 20 min plus overnight soaking prep and…

  • Asure

    Pudding of grains, pulses, dried fruit and nuts, shared with neighbours. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 2 hours cooking.…

  • Awameh

    Crisp fried dough balls rolled in syrup and sesame. Ready in 20 min prep and 25 min cooking. About 40…

  • Bakalawa bil jibna

    Filo baklava filled with sweet cheese cream and rose water. Ready in 45 minutes prep and 45 minutes cooking. One…

  • Balaleet

    Cardamom vermicelli with saffron and egg. Ready in 10 min prep and 25 min cooking. 4 servings. A breakfast recipe…