Beverages
Boeber
8 to 10 
Easy
20 minutes
20–30 minutesThis flavourful milk drink is synonymous with Ramadan. It’s enjoyed on the fifteenth night, marking the halfway point of the month.
Ingredients
Method
- 45 g butter
- 70 g vermicelli
- 4 cardamom pods, cracked
- a pinch of saffron
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 litre milk
- 1 t vanilla essence
- a dash of rose water
- 75 g sago, soaked for 30 minutes in water
- 1 x 290 g can dessert cream
- 1 x 385 g can condensed milk
- chopped nuts (pistachios, almond flakes, etc.), toasted, to garnish
- dried rose petals, to garnish (optional)
Method
Ingredients
1. Melt the butter in a saucepan over a medium heat and braise the vermicelli, cardamom, saffron and cinnamon. Once the vermicelli has browned, add the remaining ingredients, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking, and bring to a boil.
2. Once it has started boiling, remove from the heat and serve immediately garnished with nuts or dried rose petals.
Find more Ramadan recipes here.
Videography: Romy Wilson
Photograph: Jan Ras
Production: Bianca Strydom
Food assistant: Emma Nkunzana
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