Khabees - Qatar

Q for Qatar. Qatar is an Arab nation which is the world's richest nation per capita. 

Since Qatar has a long coastline with the Persian Gulf, majority of their food is sea food. But the desserts from the typical Arabian cuisine are so delectable and addictive. Khabees is one such very popular dessert (If I am not wrong, they consume this for the early morning meal during Ramadan) with the Qataris and is consumed during the holy month of Ramadan. 

An interesting tidbit about khabees is that there is a mention of this dessert in the story series of The Arabian Nights. My husband who is an avid story teller found this very amusing!! Our kids look forward to the dinner time stories narrated by my husband and he relies on the so many story books and series we have read in our childhood (and still read)!!

I have found various versions of Khabees using flour, sugar and nuts but there is a mention of the ingredients for the Qatari version here and found a video in Arabic as well. 

I thought I should have shaped them like laddu but it was gone before I could do that!! So check out this addictive dessert.

Ingredients - 

Semolina / Sooji 1/2 cup
Honey 3 Tbsp
Assorted nuts, coarsely crushed 3 Tbsp
Dates, Finely chopped 1 Tbsp
Cardamom Powder 1/2 tsp
Clarified Butter/Ghee 2 tsp

Method Of Preparation -


In a pan, heat ghee, fry the coarsely chopped nuts and dates.

Add in the semolina and fry until it turns light brown.

Sprinkle cardamom powder and mix well. Remove from heat and pour in the honey. Mix well until the mixture is not powdery.

Shape them as preferred, garnish with chopped nuts and serve warm.

Keep in mind that the mixture would harden upon cooling and so it is a better idea to shape them while it is still warm.

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Preparation Time 10 min
Makes 1/2 cup