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Zalabia
Also known as: زلابية
Zalabia are sweet fried coils from the Jewish food traditions of Sudan.
About Zalabia
Zalabia are sweet fried coils from the Jewish food traditions of Sudan. Daisy Abboudi’s rendition has a fragrant citrus syrup and a cinnamon finish, and is associated with Hanukkah.
The batter contains plain flour, cornflour, yeast and Greek yogurt. Tangerine juice and orange blossom water give the syrup a fragrant citrus character, while yogurt adds a gentle dairy note.
Their irregular looping shapes have crisp outer surfaces and a soft interior beneath the syrup. The glossy coating and cinnamon dusting make them a rich, sweet confection intended for fresh eating.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten), Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Zalabia
Daisy Abboudi’s Sudanese Jewish zalabia with citrus syrup.
- Caster sugarSweetener
- WaterLiquid
- Orange blossom waterSeasoning
- Tangerine juiceLiquid
- Plain flourBase
- Cornflour, exact grade unresolvedBaseIngredient page not linked
- Yeast, type unspecifiedSeasoning
- Sugar for batterSweetener
- Greek yogurtLiquid
- Sunflower oilCooking medium
- Cinnamon for dustingFinish
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Caster sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Shared syrup17 and batter26.
- Orange blossom water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Tangerine juice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Plain flour: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Actual UK author recipe21 specifically plain flour. GoodFood glossary193 defines conventional plain/all-purpose white flour as wheat, corroborated primary UK mill240/244/328–338. Wheat normal food identity positive; exact supplier/enrichment formula unknown, no mill-specific Soy trace statement transferred.
- Cornflour, exact grade unresolved: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual22 cornflour; starch/meal product identity not forced.
- Yeast, type unspecified: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Sugar for batter: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual24 unqualified sugar, distinct from caster sugar syrup.
- Greek yogurt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual25 Greek yogurt confirms Milk.
- Sunflower oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cinnamon for dusting: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual28/61 cinnamon, no named species or literal ground grade.
Origins & food traditions
Sudan association in the attributed source; no exclusive invention claim.
Cuisines & regions
- Sudanese Jewish Cuisine
- Iraqi CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Sudanese CuisineCatalogue link pending review