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Khubz Mohala - Sweet Arabic bread

Sep 17, 2014 · Modified: Feb 20, 2023 by Priya_Srinivasan ·

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Today we are going to taste of Arabic sweet bread as we visit Oman today. It is a country that is closer to where i reside. I live in Sharjah/UAE and it is a favorite holiday spot for many here and it just 6 hrs drive from here. Most of the Gulf countries share sort same cuisine with little difference here and there.
In their culture,Bread is a gift from God. Traditionally it is broken by hand. T ocut it with a knife would be lift up a sword against god's blessing. If a bit of bread falls on the ground, it is picked up and held to the lips and forehead as a gesture of atonement and respect before it is put aside. And it is never thrown away. Instad, stale bread is used in a variety of traditional ways, such as Fattoush.
Today we are tasting yet another delicious bread from this cuisine, Khubz Mohala/Sweet Arabic bread.
Source here & here
Ingredients
1.5 cups all purpose flour
1.5 cups Whole Wheat flour
½ tablespoon instant yeast
¼ teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoon sugar
3 tablespoon date molasses or normal molasses 
A pinch of saffron soaked in 1 tablespoon of rose water.
½ Cup of warm water or milk (as required)

For brushing the buns
1 tablespoons boiling water.
1 teaspoons sugar.
¼ teaspoon baking soda.
Toasted sesame seeds.
Method
  • Take together both the flour, yeast, sugar, baking soda in a food processor bowl. Pulse it twice to mix well. 
  • Mix together molasses, saffron soaked rosewater together. Add this to the flour mix and start kneading a dough. Add  water or milk as needed and make a smooth and soft dough.
  • Transfer the dough on to a well floured kneading surface, knead for 5 minutes to make a soft dough.
  • Let the dough rest in a well oiled bowl for about 90 minutes or until doubled. Once doubled, transfer the dough to kneading surface, punch it down and divide the dough into 6 pieces.
  • Make flat roundels of each piece, make indents with your finger and spread the solution of sugar-baking soda. Sprinkle sesame seeds.
  • Let this rest again for another 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 180C. Bake the bread for about 20 minutes or until the top is well browned.
  • Take it out of the oven, let it cool well on a wire rack. Enjoy with your cup of tea.


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Comments

  1. MySpicyKitchen

    September 17, 2014 at 4:50 pm

    The bread looks very soft in the inside. Nicely baked

  2. Varada's Kitchen

    September 17, 2014 at 5:29 pm

    You have found great bread recipes for all the countries. Really like this one.

  3. Priya Suresh

    September 17, 2014 at 7:46 pm

    Looks fabulous, especially dates molasses is something i always want to use in my bakes, this bread sounds prefect for me.

  4. Harini R

    September 17, 2014 at 11:41 pm

    Awesome bread Priya.

  5. Srivalli

    September 18, 2014 at 10:29 am

    Amazing looking bread Priya..very nicely made..

  6. Suma Gandlur

    September 18, 2014 at 2:34 pm

    That tidbit about not using a knife to cut the bread was really interesting. I had never heard that before though I knew that they respect their breads. 🙂
    That's one interesting bread and am expecting to see other Arabian delights from you for the other alphabet choices.

  7. The Pumpkin Farm

    September 18, 2014 at 2:46 pm

    delicious bread, makes the atmosphere feel like eid days..loved the pictures that show the raw bread

  8. Unknown

    September 19, 2014 at 1:32 pm

    wow super soft and tempting bread with dates and molasses it would have taste so yummy isn't it 🙂 lovely choice for oman priya , you are rocking with you varieties of bread 🙂 very well done bread !!

  9. Pavani

    October 06, 2014 at 2:37 am

    What a yummy looking bread. Loved reading about the Middle eastern food culture. They seem to respect food just as we Indians do.

  10. vaishali sabnani

    October 06, 2014 at 10:54 am

    the bread looks very rustic and i like those indents..they give it a very nice look..super one priya!!

  11. Chef Mireille

    October 12, 2014 at 2:24 am

    how interesting to read about the reverence of bread in the culture. I bought some date molasses from Middle Eastern market few weeks back and have been looking for recipes to try it. This sounds perfect

  12. Archana

    November 23, 2014 at 12:18 pm

    Looks so delicious. I love the ingredients and the end product.

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