Malawach
| Malawach | |
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Malawach served with tomato sauce and skhug | |
| Type | Bread |
| Place of origin | Israel and Yemen |
| Main ingredients | Puff pastry, oil or fat |
 Cookbook:Malawach  Malawach | |
Malawach or malawah (Hebrew: מלאווח or מלווח) is a fried bread that is a staple of the Yemenite Jews.
Malawach resembles a thick pancake, and it consists of thin layers of puff pastry brushed with oil or fat and cooked flat in a frying pan.[1] It is traditionally served with a crushed or grated tomato dip, hard boiled eggs and skhug. Or for a sweet taste, it is often served with honey.[2]
Through immigration of Yemenite Jews to Israel, it has become a favorite comfort food for Israelis of all backgrounds and national origins. Frozen malawah can be used as a substitute for dough in different recipes.[3]
Malawach is similar in preparation, taste and texture to South Indian parotta (also known as Kerala paratha), and to North Indian lachha paratha, both layered flat breads popular in Indian cuisine. [4]
See also
References
- ↑ Old memories, new dishes: Malawach reinvented
- ↑ Roden, Claudia (1997). The Book of Jewish Food: An Odyssey from Samarkand to New York. Knopf. p. 549. ISBN 0-394-53258-9.
- ↑ Old memories, new dishes: Malawach reinvented
- ↑ http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/2013/02/03/lacha-paratha-layered-flat-bread/
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