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| Alternative names | Masoub, Malikia, Fattah |
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| Place of origin | Hadhramaut, Yemen |
| Main ingredients | Over-ripe bananas, ground flat bread, cream, cheese, dates, and honey. |
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Masoob (Arabic: معصوب) is a traditional banana-based pudding from the Hadhramaut region in Yemen. It is made from over-ripe bananas, ground flat bread, cream, cheese, honey, and sometimes dates. It is popular in other Arab states like Saudi Arabia and the UAE, where Hadhrami immigrant communities introduced the dish.
Description
Masoob is a bread pudding prepared with mashed bananas, honey, and cream along with whole wheat bread. Some versions top with dates, almonds, raisins, and even cheese. The meal provides an ideal combination of richness from the cream, sweetness from the bananas and honey, and earthy nutty flavor from the bread. Masoob is delicious both as a sumptuous dessert and as a wholesome breakfast.
Health Benefits
Being rich in dietary fiber, healthy fats, and carbohydrates, Masoob is a wholesome breakfast choice. Additionally, it contains bananas that provide good amounts of potassium, which is necessary for controlling fluid balance, nerve impulses, and muscular contractions.
Variations
Masoob comes in many different varieties. Reducing the cream content is preferred by some for a lighter breakfast. Others like a more indulgent dessert made with more cream and nuts.
Recipe
Masoob is a very easy dish to prepare. Typically, it just requires a few ingredients like ripe bananas, whole wheat flatbread or Arabic bread, cream (qishta or table cream), honey, and Ghee or melted butter which is optional.
The mashed bananas are mixed with the crumbled bread, milk, honey, and optional ghee or butter. The combination is then served and topped with a dab of yogurt or clotted cream.
Cultural Significance
Masoob is a communal dish that is often served on huge platters, making it an ideal centerpiece for shared feasts. This tasty and fragrant bread pudding is an excellent way to immerse yourself in Yemeni cuisine.
References
- Planet, Lonely; Keith, Lauren; Lee, Jessica; Quintero, Josephine; Walker, Jenny; Bremner, Jade; Hussain, Tharik (2019-09-01). Lonely Planet Oman, UAE & Arabian Peninsula. Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-1-78868-707-2.
- "How to make a delicious Yemeni masoob | Dine & Discover". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- "Masoub (Yemeni banana bread pudding )". Chef in disguise. 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- "Masoob". worldfood.guide. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- "That Translator Can Cook: Masoob | Dine & Discover".
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