RCI-SN.004.0571.001

Sako

Name: Sako
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Omani
Ingredients: 1¾ cups of sugar; ¾ cup of sako (tapioca) (soaked in 1½ cups of water for 1 hour); 1 tablespoon saffron (soaked with the tapioca); ½ cup of butter; ⅛ unit – ¼ cup of rose water (depending on its strength and your tastes); 1 tablespoon of ground cardamom; 1½ tablespoons ground cinnamon; ½ teaspoon ground ginger; 1 unit chopped nuts (such as pistachio nuts or walnuts, optional)

A traditional caramelized tapioca sweet

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

of sugar
1¾ cups
of sako (tapioca)
soaked in 1½ cups of water for 1 hour
¾ cup
saffron
soaked with the tapioca
1 tablespoon
of butter
½ cup
– ¼ cup of rose water
depending on its strength and your tastes
⅛ unit
of ground cardamom
1 tablespoon
ground cinnamon
1½ tablespoons
ground ginger
½ teaspoon
chopped nuts
such as pistachio nuts or walnuts, optional
1 unit

Method

Prepare according to traditional method. (Directions were not provided in the legacy source.)

Sako

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