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Omani Maldouf - A FlatBread made with Dates

Omani Maldouf - A FlatBread made with Dates

This Omani flatbread is a deep flavourful, flaky bread with a mild sweetness that compliments spicier dishes/curries or can be eaten as is.
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Course: Breakfast, Main Course, Snacks
Cuisine: Arabic, Omani
Keyword: Dates, FlatBread
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Resting Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Author: Renu Agrawal-Dongre

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour (One can use All Purpose Flour/Maida)
  • Salt to taste
  • 1/4 Cup Ghee (Clarified Butter) For Shallow Frying
  • Water For kneading dough

Dates Mixture

  • 8-14 1/2 Cup Soft Dates (Depending on size)
  • 1 Cup Boiling Water

Instructions

Dates Mixture

  • Soak the pitted Dates in 1 cup of boiling water for 2-3 hours or until softened.
  • Puree the softened dates using a strainer or a fine mesh. You may require a blender to blend, if it is not very soft for you. 

Dough

  • Mix the pureed dates along with salt, 1 tbsp ghee,  and flour and make a soft dough.
  • Let the dough rest for minimum 20 minutes.

Making Omani Maldouf

  • Divide the dough into equal or lemon size balls.
  • Roll each to form a flatbread/paratha/circular disc/or shape you like to 5-6 inches long. I was trying to make a triangular shape, but as usual my paratha or rotis go round :-), so please ignore the shapes :D :D 
    Omani Malfouf
  • Shallow fry each using ghee until cooked from both the sides. Since the dough have dates in them, it will be cooked very fast.
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