Fālūdhajiyya (Fālūdhaj-Style Sweet Meat)

Ingredients

• lean red meat
• tail fat
• dirham salt
• dried coriander
• cinnamon
• sugar and honey
• saffron
• sweet almonds
• starch (nashāʾ)
• sanbūsaj
• rosewater

Instructions

1. Render tail fat, sweat small elongated lean meat with a dirham salt and coriander; cover with water and a piece of cinnamon; cook until done but not parched.
2. Add pounded sugar and honey to need, color with saffron, add a handful of peeled sweet almonds; stir until it sets.
3. For a firmer set, add up to an ūqiya of starch dissolved in water to the sugar/honey (editorial variant).
4. Settle over the fire, then arrange fried white sanbūsaj stuffed with almonds and sugar on top.
5. Sprinkle rosewater, wipe the sides, and take up.