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Deep-fried pastry common to the Near East and Indian subcontinent For the Indian variety of Zalabiyeh, see Jalebi .1Zalabiyeh ( ) is a fritter made from a semi-thin batter of wheat flour which is deep-fried and often topped with either honey or sugar syrup for sweetness.2When kneading the dough, it is customary to give to the zalabiyeh a round shape, similar to the Moroccan sfenj in preparation, or to the English doughnut , but without the hole. The fritter is very common in the Indian subcontinent, in countries such as India , Pakistan , Sri Lanka , Nepal , Bangladesh , although made differently to that of the Middle Eastern variety. In many Middle Eastern countries, such as Iran , Iraq , Jordan , Syria , Lebanon , Tunisia , Algeria , Egypt and also in Israel , they resemble spongy-cakes fried in oil. Zalabiyeh are commonly eaten by Muslims during the month of Ramadan , and during the Diwali celebrations for Hindus and Christian communities during Advent and Easter. Among Yemenite Jews, the zalabiyeh was a treat eaten especially during the winter months. In Yemen, the zalabiyeh was fried in a soapstone pot lined with oil about 1 cm. deep, in which oil and sometimes honey was mixed.3 Ethnologie der jemenitischen Juden (Ethnology of Yemenite Jews) (in German). Halichot Teman (Jewish Life in Sanà) (in Hebrew).4
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Deep-fried pastry common to West Asia and Indian subcontinent For the Indian variety of Zalabiyeh, see Jalebi .Zalabiyeh ( ) or Pitulici is a fritter or doughnut found in several cuisines across the Arab world , West Asia and some parts of Europe influenced by the former.The fritter version is made from a semi-thin batter of wheat flour which is poured into hot oil and deep-fried.The earliest known recipe for the dish comes from a 10th-century Arabic cookbook and was originally made by pouring the batter through a coconut shell.Zalabiyeh is also the Arabic language term used by Mizrahi Jews for a deep-fried yeast dough, often topped with either honey or syrup, and known as burmuelos in Ladino . Ethnologie der jemenitischen Juden (Ethnology of Yemenite Jews) (in German).
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Deep-fried pastry common to West Asia and Indian subcontinent For the Indian variety of Zalabiyeh, see Jalebi . Zalabiyeh ( Arabic : زلابية ) is a fritter or doughnut found in several cuisines across the Arab world , West Asia and some parts of Europe influenced by the former. The fritter version is made from a semi-thin batter of wheat flour which is poured into hot oil and deep-fried. The earliest known recipe for the dish comes from a 10th-century Arabic cookbook and was originally made by pouring the batter through a coconut shell. Ethnologie der jemenitischen Juden (Ethnology of Yemenite Jews) (in German).
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fritter made from a semi-thin batter of wheat flour which is deep-fried and often topped with either honey or s
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fritter or doughnut found in several cuisines across the arab world
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