Gourd Khabīṣ (Khabīṣ al-Qarʿ)
Origin: Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Baghdādī, 1226
Ingredients
- gourd
- sesame oil
- flour
- syrup
Instructions
- Peel and seed the gourd, boil well, then dry on a latticed tray, crush in a stone mortar, and press out by hand.
- Boil sesame oil in the pot, add flour, then add the pressed gourd.
- Feed in syrup until it sets, then lift off.