Traditional Bahraini Rangeena (Vegan)

May 25, 2018 | 1 Comment

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.

Traditional Bahraini Rageena

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Prep time

1 min

Cook time

8 mins

Total time

9 mins

A delicious, dense Bahraini dessert that is especially prevalent during Ramadan but is eaten year-round

Author: Sand Kitchen

Recipe type: Bahraini, Vegan

Cuisine: Bahraini

Serves: 6

Ingredients

Approx. 1 cup dates*
½ cup spelt flour**
¼ cup canola oil
¼ tsp cinnamon
¼ cup walnuts

Instructions

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.

Notes

* rutab, or fresh dates, work best here, but it works with dried dates too
** you can use whichever flour you'd prefer

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).

If you make this, tag me on Instagram or Twitter @sandkitchen and #sandkitchen.

Please let me know if you make this!
Tag me on Instagram or Twitter @sandkitchen and #sandkitchen.

As always, bilafiya
(well wishes and wellbeing)

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