Recipe: Perfect Umm Ali (Egyptian Dessert)

Umm Ali (Egyptian Dessert). Om Ali is an Egyptian bread pudding, it's one of the most popular desserts in Egypt! This recipe is one of the best, with nuts and cream, follow the recipe. This is Food Fusion's take on 'Umm Ali" a famous Egyptian dessert.

Can be made with different variations like. Ом Али (Umm Ali) - Египетский десерт. Om Ali, Omali, Umm Ali, or Oumm Ali (Egyptian Arabic: ام على‎), meaning "Ali's mother" is a traditional Egyptian dessert, and is a national dessert of Egypt. There are numerous variations with different composition. You can have Umm Ali (Egyptian Dessert) using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Umm Ali (Egyptian Dessert)

1. You need 2 of sweet croissant.
2. Prepare 1 & 1/2 - 2 cups of evaporated milk / thickened milk.
3. It's 2-3 tbsp of khoya (opt).
4. You need 3 tbsp of sugar (powdered) or as required.
5. It's 1/4 cup of cream.
6. Prepare 1/4 cup of fresh grated coconut.
7. You need 2 tbsp of butter.
8. Prepare 1/4 tsp of cardamom powder.
9. You need 1 tbsp of rose water.
10. Prepare 2 tbsp of each of chopped pistachios, almonds, raisins & pomegranate pearls.

Umm Ali is a delicious traditional Egyptian dessert equivalent to North America's bread pudding. Om Ali or Umm Ali is the Egyptian equivalent to the western bread pudding. A traditional Egyptian dessert of soaked bread, milk and loads of nuts. In short, it is said that this dessert was made to celebrate the death of Shagaret Ad-dorr- who was the first and last woman - sultana - to rule Egypt.

Umm Ali (Egyptian Dessert) step by step

1. Mix together the cream and 1 tbsp sugar. Keep aside. Shred the croissant into medium size pieces..
2. In a pan heat the milk, 2 tbsp sugar, butter, cardamom powder and rose water..
3. Arrange the shredded croissants and the khoya inside a baking dish..
4. Pour the milk mixture on top of the croissant,.
5. Followed by the cream and coconut..
6. Sprinkle the nuts and raisins..
7. Bake in a preheated oven for 15-20 minutes at 180 degrees C. or till the surface turns slightly brown..
8. Bring it to a room temperature & refrigerate for some time. Garnish with the pomegranate pearls and enjoy chilled..

This Umm Ali is a traditional Egyptian Sweet Pastry Dessert similar to North American bread pudding. It uses puff pastry, raisins, almonds and Okay, before you run away screaming, hear me out. This Egyptian Sweet Pastry Dessert is totally delicious, easy, and made from really common ingredients. One of the most famous and delicious Egyptian desserts dates back to the rule of Shagarat el-Dour. She invented this sweet to celebrate her taking over her husband (sultan of Egypt).