Healthy Food Lovers 😎 as we are approaching towards the holy month of Ramadan ☪, I am sharing one of my unforgettable moments 🤩 from an #Iftar party 🎊 last #Ramadan. Apparently most #desserts 🍧 out there were either gooey or creamy but there was one which captivated my attention 🤓 , it was gooey, creamy and to my surprise crunchy yet warm ♨. Oh! my #taste buds were elated thinking what is this 😝. Here’s a curtain raiser it was ‘Umm Ali’, I still don’t forget that #warm taste yum 😋! To relive those memories, I decided to make Umm Ali 🥰 but in #Chef Shweta 👩🍳 style by replacing #sugar with sesame seeds spread, condensed #milk with non-diary milk and lots of nuts and coconut for that extra crunch. And voila the results were fulfilling 🙏, I not only got my version of Umm Ali 😇 but it was deliciously irresistible😋. Let’s rush 🏃♀ to the most experimental section of our house ‘Kitchen’🍽 to make this heavenly recipe and bring a smile 😍 this Ramadan 🌙.
⏰ Prep Time : 20 mins, 🍲 Baking Time : 15 mins, 🍴 Servings : 2 medium-sized bowls
🌾 Ingredients for Umm Ali :
- 1 ½ cup Coconut Milk (any dairy-free)
- 4 tbsp Sesame Seeds spread
- 4 green crushed Cardamom
- 4 big Croissants
- 2 tbsp desiccated Coconut powder
- 1 tbsp Cream cheese
- 1 tbsp Cream (or homemade cream)
- 1 tbsp demerara Sugar (optional)
- Nuts (any)
- 1 tbsp Sunflower seeds (optional)
♨️ Preparing Umm Ali :
- Pour milk in a non-stick pan to bring to a boil
- Add sesame seeds spread and cook at simmer for 5-7 mins, you should get rabri like texture
- Remove from heat
- In a separate bowl prepare a cream mixture by gently folding cream cheese, cream & sugar
- Take a bowl or any dish to bake umm ali
- Roughly chop all the croissants
- Let’s start to layer, first place chopped croissant, pour generous amount of rabri, add nuts & coconut powder
- Add 2nd layer croissant and repeat the process of adding rabri, nuts & coconut powder
- Now spread cream mixture on the top
- Pre-heat Ari Fryer @ 180° C for 5 mins
- Place the bowl & bake @ 170° C for 15 mins
- Once the top of umm ali is golden brown, remove from air fryer
🍽 Assembling Umm Ali :
- Serve umm ali when its warm
- Top it with additional cream and nuts
Enjoy this Ramadan homemade, low in sugar recipe with family and friends 🤗
