Sawine
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
40 mins
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Servings
6 people
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Course
Dessert
Sawine
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Sawine is a traditional Guyanese and Trinidadian spiced vermicelli cake prepared by Muslims to celebrate Eid al Fitr.
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Ingredients
- 7 oz. vermicelli
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 (14 oz.) can condensed milk
- 3 cups whole milk
- 2 cups water
- 3 tablespoons raisins (or currants)
- 2 tablespoons chopped maraschino cherries
- 4 tablespoons sliced almonds
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 7 cardamom pods
- 1 (½-inch) piece ginger , freshly grated
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan.
- Cook the noodles in the butter until slightly golden.
- Pour the whole milk, condensed milk and water.
- Bring back to a boil. Add sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cardamom (remove pods after cooking), and bitter almond extract.
- Finally add all the fruits.
- Simmer for 20 minutes until ¾ of the liquid is absorbed.
- Stir regularly during cooking so the milk does not stick to bottom of pan.
- Grease a mold and pour the preparation.
- Refrigerate for several hours until the cake is firm and you can cut slices.
- It is also possible to serve sawine as a hot dessert soup.
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