Notes
Belila is a popular desert in Egypt. It is also used as a breakfast, much like porridge in England.
Servings:
Preparation Time: 6 hours
Ingredients
2 cups wheat
4 tablespoons sugar
Cinnamon, coconut
Cooking Instructions
Wash wheat and put in deep pan, pour water till it covers 3/4 of the pan.
Cook on minimum for 6 hours until it becomes tender.
Sweeten with sugar and serve.
Optionally add milk, sprinkle some cinnamon and coconut on top.
Comments
Anonymous (not verified)
Whole wheat grain
Sun, 2007-05-06 15:19I think instead of wheat you mean whole wheat grain.
Anonymous (not verified)
Pearl barley
Tue, 2008-04-15 12:27I live in the UK and discovered that this form of wheat is called "pearl barley".
Mrs. M. (not verified)
Belila is DELICIOUS!
Fri, 2008-08-15 08:16I recently had this in Egypt--it was probably my favorite new food from there! It's really great at breakfast, and I believe the coconut offered to us was lightly toasted. I am so happy for a recipe and can't wait to make some of my own! Thank you!
Visitor (not verified)
Thanks
Wed, 2010-12-01 04:41Thanks, you saved me a lot of searching. I have been looking for the last two years for ''wheat'' !!!!
Visitor (not verified)
Barley vs wheat
Thu, 2010-12-09 13:09Actually, barley is not the same grain as wheat.
Barley is a cereal grain derived from the annual grass Hordeum vulgare.
Wheat (Triticum spp.) is a grass, originally from the Fertile Crescent region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide.
You can make this recipe with barley, but it is not as nutritious as using WHEAT BERRIES, which is what the original recipe uses.
The term wheatberry or wheat berry refers to the entire wheat kernel (except for the hull), comprising the bran, germ, and endosperm. Wheatberries have a tan to reddish brown color and are available as either a hard or soft processed grain. (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheatberry)
Happy eating!
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