For a healthier version, click here
A traditional Bahraini rangeena is a naturally vegan dessert made up of essentially: dates, flour, oil, and nuts (usually walnuts). It’s one of my favourite traditional desserts, but there’s no denying it: there’s pretty much nothing about this that’s good for you.
Because it’s such a classic dish, I decided to show you guys how to make the traditional, original form, but then I have also been working on having a healthier version of this recipe. So if that’s what you’re after, go here.
- Approx. 1 cup dates*
- 1/2 cup spelt flour**
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup walnuts
- De-stone the dates and place them on a dish. Two layers would work best here.
- In a dry pan, dry roast your flour for about 3-5 minutes. Make sure you don’t overroast it, as you don’t want it to burn or get too golden. Once you see it pick up colour, it’s ready.
- Slowly add the oil and mix vigorously for 2-3 minutes on a low-medium heat
- Add the cinnamon and take off the heat, continuing to stir to incorporate everything
- Pour the mixture over the dates, flattening it down
- Place the walnuts on top and wait for it to cool — please be careful about this, as it’s hot oil! Wait at least half an hour before eating.
There you have it! One of my absolute favourites. The photo below shows the rangeena as described above, while the photo on the red plate shows how it would look if wholemeal flour is used (spoiler: just as delicious).
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Please let me know if you make this!
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As always, bilafiya
(well wishes and wellbeing)
Sand Kitchen 
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