Recipes · Israeli · Breakfast
Fatoot Samneh (Yemenite Bread Fried in Samneh with Eggs and Honey)
One serving has 487 kcal and 19 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (91%), choline (72%), riboflavin (63%), thiamin (42%), phosphorus (38%) and cobalamin (37%). Ready in 15 minutes.
- Preparation: 5 min
- Cooking: 10 min
- Makes: 1 serving (198 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten, honey
Ingredients
- 70 g Pitta or day-old flatbread
- 100 g Eggs
- 0.4 g Salt
- 0.2 g Black pepper
- 12 g Samneh (clarified butter) or ghee
- 15 g Honey (to serve)
Method
- Tear the bread into rough pieces about 2-3 cm across.
- Beat the eggs in a bowl with the salt and pepper.
- Melt the samneh in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the bread and fry it for 3-4 minutes, turning the pieces, until they have soaked up the butter and are golden and crisp at the edges.
- Lower the heat, pour the eggs over the bread and stir gently for 1-2 minutes, so every piece is coated, until the eggs are just set but still soft.
- Tip it onto a warm plate and drizzle with honey. Yemenite Jews brought fatoot to Israel, where it is eaten for breakfast; samneh is the clarified butter of Yemen.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 487 kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 52.2 g | |
| Water | 101 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.6 g | 5% |
| Protein | 19 g | 40% |
| Tryptophan | 0.24 g | |
| Threonine | 0.74 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.92 g | |
| Leucine | 1.5 g | |
| Lysine | 1.1 g | |
| Methionine | 0.49 g | |
| Cystine | 0.41 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.99 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.68 g | |
| Valine | 1.1 g | |
| Histidine | 0.45 g | |
| Fat | 22.3 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 7.2 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2.7 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.06 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2.2 g | |
| Saturated | 10.7 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.04 g | |
| Cholesterol | 403 mg | |
| Calcium | 119 mg | 12% |
| Copper | 0.2 mg | 22% |
| Iron | 3.7 mg | 20% |
| Magnesium | 30.9 mg | 10% |
| Manganese | 0.4 mg | 22% |
| Phosphorus | 267 mg | 38% |
| Potassium | 233 mg | 5% |
| Selenium | 49.8 µg | 91% |
| Sodium | 673 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.9 mg | 24% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.46 mg | 42% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.69 mg | 63% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 3.3 mg | 24% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.8 mg | 36% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.2 mg | 15% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 122 µg | 31% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.89 µg | 37% |
| Choline | 307 mg | 72% |
| Vitamin A | 261 µg | 37% |
| Vitamin C | 0.08 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 82 IU | 14% |
| Vitamin E | 1.6 mg | 11% |
| Vitamin K | 1.8 µg | 2% |
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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