🇸🇾 Syria
Qamar al-Din
Damascus invented qamar al-din from Ghouta apricots; the first sip at iftar is a homecoming.
🔪 Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 0 min📈 Difficulty: Easy
Cooking for
6 people
✨ What makes it special
Real Ghouta apricot sheets soaked, blended, and chilled thick enough to eat with a spoon.
Ingredients
- 400 gqamar al-din (apricot leather)
- 1½ Lhot water
- 3 tbspsugar (to taste)
- 1 tbsporange blossom water
- to tastepine nuts (optional)
Method
- 1
Tear the sheets and soak in hot water for a few hours.
- 2
Blend smooth with sugar and blossom water.
- 3
Chill until thick and golden.
- 4
Serve at iftar, with pine nuts if you're fancy.
🍽 On your table
How this dish looks served for 6