Ba-theeth

Description
An Arab favourite, this dish is from the UAE and is served regularly with gah-wa (Arabian coffee).

Ingredients

 * 4 cups wheat flour
 * 2 ¾ cups seh - ripe sticky dates
 * 1 teaspoon cardamom
 * 1 ¼ cups toasted sesame seeds
 * 3/4 cup samen

Directions

 * Brown the flour in a skillet, stirring to avoid burning. Stone the dates and pull them apart with your hand.


 * Place in a large mixing bowl and sprinkle the cardamom and sesame seeds over. Gradually add the samen (oil) and browned flour, a little at a time, working the ingredients in with the fingertips.


 * When all is well blended, the mixture should resemble large biscuit crumbs. Store in an airtight container and serve on a fou-alla. The mixture will keep for a week.