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Zalabiyeh (Sweet Fritters) II

Name: Zalabiyeh (Sweet Fritters) II
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 500 g matzah meal; 1 heaping tsp salt; 5 eggs; 6½–7 cups water; Oil

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194kcal · 10% of your day

Protein: 7 g · 6% of 120 g
Carbs: 35 g · 16% of 220 g
Fat: 3 g · 4% of 65 g

1 g
Fibre: 0 g
Sugar: 226 mg
Sodium: 195 g
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Calculated from all 4 ingredients by weight.

Serving size estimated by Ma Kitchen. The source gives no serving count, so the recipe is split into 12 servings of about 196 g, the usual size for a starter or snack. If your portion is bigger or smaller, set how much you eat above and the macros follow.

The cooking fat is not counted. The source gives no amount for the oil or butter this is cooked in. Calories and fat will be higher than shown.

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Ingredients

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500 g matzah meal
1 heaping tsp salt
5 eggs
6½–7 cups water
Oil

Ingredients for 12 servings (2.4 kg) · the original recipe

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Method

1
Combine the salt and matzah meal in a bowl.
2
Add 4 cups of water and mix thoroughly.
3
Add another 2½–3 cups of water and mix thoroughly.
4
Add eggs, continuing to mix ingredients until left with a consistent batter.
5
If batter is too thin, let it rest for 7–10 minutes until it thickens.
6
Wet your hands with water, and form the dough into round, flat patties by using a moistened plate as a working base.
7
Fry patties in a skillet with oil.
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Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.