Khabeesa - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 1/4 cups plain flour (or 600 g)
4 1/2 cups water (or 1125 ml)
1/2 teaspoon saffron thread
3/4 cup sugar (or 150 g)
3/4 tablespoon ground cardamom
3 tablespoons rose water
2 tablespoons desiccated coconut
1/2 cup butter (or 100 g)
1 (397 g) can sweetened condensed milk

Preparation

Sift the flour and add it to a large saucepan placed over medium heat. Toss flour and stir continuously until golden brown. Remove from heat and sift again.
Add water, saffron, sugar, cardamom, rose water, desiccated coconut and half the quantity of butter to a large saucepan. Bring ingredients to boil.
Add the toasted flour gradually to the water while stirring continuously.
Add remaining butter, and stir until well combined. Cover and cook on very low heat for 30 minutes. Remove from heat and cool.
Add Sweetened Condensed Milk and stir until well combined.
Serve at room temperature with coffee.