Recipes · Emirati · Breakfast
Balaleet (Sweet Spiced Vermicelli with Omelet)
One serving has 460 kcal and 19 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (114%), choline (71%), riboflavin (60%), thiamin (45%), phosphorus (42%) and folate (41%). Ready in 20 minutes.
- Preparation: 5 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (266 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 50 g Pasta, dry
- 90 g Water
- 15 g Sugar
- 0.5 g Cardamom
- 0.05 g Saffron
- 10 g Butter, unsalted
- 100 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 0.5 g Salt
Method
- Boil the vermicelli (fine broken noodles) in the water for a few minutes until just tender, then drain, keeping a couple of tablespoons of the cooking water aside (it stands in for rose water here).
- Return the noodles to the pan with half the butter, the sugar, cardamom, saffron and reserved water; toss gently over low heat until glossy and fragrant.
- Beat the eggs with the salt and cook as a thin, plain omelet in a separate lightly buttered pan with the remaining butter, then slice into strips.
- Pile the sweet spiced noodles onto a plate and top with the omelet strips.
- Serve warm, traditionally for breakfast.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 460 kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 53.4 g | |
| Water | 173 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.7 g | 6% |
| Protein | 19.2 g | 40% |
| Tryptophan | 0.26 g | |
| Threonine | 0.79 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.93 g | |
| Leucine | 1.6 g | |
| Lysine | 1.1 g | |
| Methionine | 0.46 g | |
| Cystine | 0.4 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.62 g | |
| Valine | 1.2 g | |
| Histidine | 0.46 g | |
| Fat | 18.4 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 6.1 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2.5 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.06 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2 g | |
| Saturated | 8.3 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.04 g | |
| Cholesterol | 394 mg | |
| Calcium | 73.8 mg | 7% |
| Copper | 0.23 mg | 26% |
| Iron | 3.5 mg | 19% |
| Magnesium | 40.9 mg | 13% |
| Manganese | 0.64 mg | 36% |
| Phosphorus | 296 mg | 42% |
| Potassium | 259 mg | 6% |
| Selenium | 62.5 µg | 114% |
| Sodium | 344 mg | |
| Zinc | 2 mg | 26% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.49 mg | 45% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.66 mg | 60% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 3.7 mg | 26% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.8 mg | 35% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.24 mg | 18% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 166 µg | 41% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.91 µg | 38% |
| Choline | 303 mg | 71% |
| Vitamin A | 228 µg | 33% |
| Vitamin C | 0.15 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 82 IU | 14% |
| Vitamin E | 1.3 mg | 9% |
| Vitamin K | 1.1 µg | 1% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.4 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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