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Qatari Luqaimat

Name: Qatari Luqaimat
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Qatar
Ingredients: 250g All-purpose flour; 5g Dry yeast; 1 tbsp Sugar; 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder; A pinch Saffron; 2 tbsp Plain yogurt; 200ml Water; To taste Oil for frying; 4 tbsp Honey; 1 tsp White Sesame Seeds

Dessert

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐

Little fried dumplings drizzled with date syrup — Qatar's sweet Ramadan snack.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Luqaimat means 'little bites,' a Gulf fried sweet: soft yeast batter is fried in small balls, drizzled with date syrup or honey, and sprinkled with sesame. They're crisp outside and fluffy inside. On Ramadan evenings, every family makes them as a snack for breaking the fast.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a Ramadan evening in Qatar, plates of small golden dumplings fresh from the fryer, drizzled with syrup and sprinkled with sesame, are set on the table.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

All-purpose flour 250g
Dry yeast 5g
Sugar 1 tbsp
Cardamom powder 1/2 tsp
Saffron A pinch
Plain yogurt 2 tbsp
Water 200ml
Oil for frying To taste
Honey 4 tbsp
White Sesame Seeds 1 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Mix the flour, yeast, sugar, cardamom, saffron, yogurt, and lukewarm water into a loose batter.
Let rise 1 hour until bubbly.
Squeeze small amounts of batter between your fingers and cut them off with a spoon into 170°C oil.
Fry, rolling, until golden.
Drizzle with honey and sprinkle with sesame.

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