Kaber is the plural of kabora and kaboura in Tunisian is the ball so kaber are balls but not just any kind of balls they are balls made of almond. It is very delicious, nutty and easy.
You will need:
- 1 c of almonds.
- Green and red food coloring.
- Rose water – from 4.5-6 Tbsp.
- 1/2 c sugar – more or less depends on your liking.
- Hot water to cover the almonds- in case you are using whole like me
Start by soaking the almonds in hot water for 30 minutes so you can easily peel it. Pulse in your food processor. Mix in the sugar.
Divide the almonds in 3 equal parts. Mix each part with a 1 Tbsp of rose water and gradually add another 1/2 Tbsp and so on until you get a mixture that you can makes balls easily with – it took me 1 and half Tbsp for each of the three. Color one part red, the second part green and leave the third part uncolored.
Make about 12 small ball – less than half inch- out of each color. Take a ball of each color and roll together to form a bigger one. Roll the ball in granulated sugar or powdered one.
I’ve gone wild with those 🙂 I’ve rolled them in coconut flakes and even stuffed them with small chocolate kisses but these are my versions, the traditional ones are not filled and only rolled in granulated or powdered sugar. I hope you will try these, they are very easy to assemble and delicious.
Almonds? Please, sign me in…I do love them and everything else made from them dearly!
Thanks Denise, almonds really get to me too .
G’day! I have never heard of these before Amira; thank you for allowing me to learn something new! YUM!
Cheers! Joanne
Thanks Joanne for your sweet comment.
These look gorgeous! Have you heard of Pakistani Gulab Jamun? Although they’re made of totally different ingredients, your Kaber look very similar to them 🙂
No I did not!! may be I should. It is really amazing how different cultures meet in the kitchen 🙂
What a beautiful treat! I have a feeling I’d love these!!!
I hope you’ll try these one day and fill them with chocolate for hubby 🙂
These tri-colored beauties look great! I’ll bet the flavor is wonderful, too. Love the coconut idea, but the sugar coating is great, too. Thanks for this.
If you love almonds you will be thrilled with this easy recipe. Thanks John for stopping by.
They remind me of exotic marzipan! Love the addition of coconut and since I love almonds, these would be something I thoroughly enjoy 🙂 Hope you are doing well with the kids at home. I’m going mad.
Kids kids kids… hard to live without them …. hard to live with them 🙂 They are driving me crazy. and we have TWO WEEKS of spring break as if one is not enough hahaha. Thanks dear for your sweet comment.
I love this, they are very similar to the marzipan shaped fruits…I need to try it with the rose water…looks delicious Amira.
Thanks for the recipe…hope you are having a great week 😀
I have an obsession with Tunisia so any more recipes?
Sure, more will be on the way… Thanks.