Recipes · Saudi Arabian · Desserts

Hininy

One serving has 456 kcal and 7 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (70%), copper (42%), fiber (27%), magnesium (24%), niacin (22%) and pyridoxine (22%). Ready in 25 minutes.

Hininy
Photo: Slayym, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 10 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (136 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, gluten

Ingredients

  • 80 g Dates
  • 40 g Bread, whole-wheat
  • 15 g Ghee
  • 0.5 g Cardamom
  • 0.05 g Saffron

Method

  1. Pit and chop the dates, then cook them gently with half the ghee in a small pan over low heat for 5 minutes, mashing to a soft paste.
  2. Tear the bread into pieces and crumble it finely with your hands or in a food processor.
  3. Stir the bread crumbs into the date paste with the cardamom and saffron, mixing until evenly combined and the crumbs have softened slightly.
  4. Warm the remaining ghee and work it through the mixture.
  5. Press into a small dish or shape into small mounds, rest for 10 minutes, and serve warm or at room temperature.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy456 kcal22%
Carbohydrates77.6 g
Water32.6 mL
Fiber7.9 g27%
Protein6.5 g13%
Tryptophan0.01 g
Threonine0.03 g
Isoleucine0.04 g
Leucine0.07 g
Lysine0.04 g
Methionine0.01 g
Cystine0.04 g
Phenylalanine0.04 g
Tyrosine0.01 g
Valine0.05 g
Histidine0.02 g
Fat16.5 g
Monounsaturated4.6 g
Polyunsaturated1.2 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.34 g
Saturated9.6 g
Trans-Fats0.01 g
Cholesterol38.4 mg
Calcium119 mg12%
Copper0.38 mg42%
Iron1.8 mg10%
Magnesium75.1 mg24%
Manganese1.3 mg70%
Phosphorus136 mg19%
Potassium664 mg14%
Selenium10.3 µg19%
Sodium181 mg
Zinc1.1 mg14%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.2 mg18%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.12 mg11%
Niacin (vitamin B3)3.1 mg22%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.9 mg18%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.29 mg22%
Folate (vitamin B9)28.9 µg7%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0 µg0%
Choline22.1 mg5%
Vitamin A132 µg19%
Vitamin C0.15 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E1.6 mg10%
Vitamin K3.5 µg4%

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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