Aseeda Bobbar or Emirati pumpkin pudding

Aseeda Bobbar or Emirati pumpkin pudding

This is a traditional Emirati dessert made with saffron and cardamom, which gives it its distinctive flavour

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Cuisine:Emirati
Cook time:45m
Prep time:20m
Servings:4-6

Ingredients

200gm pumpkin, deseeded and peeled

160gm sugar

20gm pistachio nibbles

A pinch, cardamom powder

½ gm Saffron

2 tsp rosewater

4 tbsp Ghee

3 tbsp flour

300ml water

Method

1. Cut pumpkin into cubes, boil with saffron and cardamom powder until the pumpkin is cooked

2. Blend the mixture to make a smooth puree

3. Melt sugar in a pan until it is caramelised. Pour in the pumpkin puree. Simmer on low heat for 20 minutes

4. Add rose water to the mixture

5. Roast flour in another pan until it turns light brown, sift the flour through a fine sieve

6. Remove the pumpkin mixture off the heat and stir in ghee and the roasted flour. Serve warm, garnished with pistachio nibbles

Chef Fatma Abdulla Ibrahim Al Ajmi
Chef Fatma Abdulla Ibrahim Al Ajmi
Chef Fatma Abdulla Ibrahim Al Ajmi
Specialty Chef at Jumeirah Beach Hotel

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